City vs city
La Plata vs Upper Fruitland, NM
La Plata currently scores 2 points higher overall than Upper Fruitland, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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 · Upper Fruitland: 28/100
La Plata is 2 points higher.
Flood
La Plata: 61/100 · Upper Fruitland: 57/100
La Plata is 4 points higher.
La Plata: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Upper Fruitland: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
La Plata: 12/100 · Upper Fruitland: 12/100
No gap.
La Plata: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Upper Fruitland: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
La Plata: 18/100 · Upper Fruitland: 19/100
Upper Fruitland is 1 points higher.
La Plata: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Upper Fruitland: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
La Plata: 0/100 · Upper Fruitland: 0/100
No gap.
La Plata: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Upper Fruitland: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
La Plata: 3/100 · Upper Fruitland: 4/100
Upper Fruitland is 1 points higher.
La Plata: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Upper Fruitland: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
La Plata: Unavailable · Upper Fruitland: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
La Plata: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Upper Fruitland: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
La Plata: 61/100 · Upper Fruitland: 49/100
La Plata is 12 points higher.
La Plata: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Upper Fruitland: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
La Plata: 23/100 · Upper Fruitland: 24/100
Upper Fruitland is 1 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.
Upper Fruitland: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.