City vs city
Las Cruces vs Las Vegas, NM
Las Vegas currently scores 13 points higher overall than Las Cruces, 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
Las Cruces: 36/100 · Las Vegas: 49/100
Las Vegas is 13 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Las Vegas: 83/100
Las Cruces is 5 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Las Vegas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Las Vegas: 14/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Las Vegas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Las Vegas: 47/100
Las Vegas is 31 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Las Vegas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Las Vegas: 8/100
Las Vegas is 8 points higher.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Vegas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Las Vegas: 100/100
Las Vegas is 42 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Las Vegas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Las Vegas: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Las Vegas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Las Vegas: 61/100
Las Vegas is 36 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Las Vegas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Las Vegas: 28/100
Las Vegas is 15 points higher.
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.
Las Vegas: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.