City vs city
La Plata vs Las Cruces, NM
Las Cruces currently scores 6 points higher overall than La Plata, with the largest gap in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality uses an ingested EPA AirNow snapshot and may not reflect current conditions; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
La Plata: 30/100 · Las Cruces: 36/100
Las Cruces is 6 points higher.
Flood
La Plata: 61/100 · Las Cruces: 88/100
Las Cruces is 27 points higher.
La Plata: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Plata: 12/100 · Las Cruces: 14/100
Las Cruces is 2 points higher.
La Plata: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Plata: 18/100 · Las Cruces: 16/100
La Plata is 2 points higher.
La Plata: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Plata: 0/100 · Las Cruces: 0/100
No gap.
La Plata: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Plata: 3/100 · Las Cruces: 58/100
Las Cruces is 55 points higher.
La Plata: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Plata: Unavailable · Las Cruces: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Plata: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Plata: 61/100 · Las Cruces: 25/100
La Plata is 36 points higher.
La Plata: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Plata: 23/100 · Las Cruces: 13/100
La Plata is 10 points higher.
La Plata: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Las Cruces: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.