City vs city
Las Cruces vs Los Alamos, NM
Los Alamos currently scores 15 points higher overall than Las Cruces, 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
Las Cruces: 36/100 · Los Alamos: 51/100
Los Alamos is 15 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Los Alamos: 100/100
Los Alamos is 12 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Los Alamos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Los Alamos: 13/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Los Alamos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Los Alamos: 31/100
Los Alamos is 15 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Los Alamos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Los Alamos: 0/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Alamos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Los Alamos: 58/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Los Alamos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Los Alamos: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Los Alamos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Los Alamos: 71/100
Los Alamos is 46 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Los Alamos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Los Alamos: 30/100
Los Alamos is 17 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.
Los Alamos: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.