City vs city
Las Cruces vs Melrose, NM
Melrose currently scores 8 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 · Melrose: 44/100
Melrose is 8 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Melrose: 53/100
Las Cruces is 35 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Melrose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Melrose: 14/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Melrose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Melrose: 48/100
Melrose is 32 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Melrose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Melrose: 8/100
Melrose is 8 points higher.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melrose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Melrose: 100/100
Melrose is 42 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Melrose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Melrose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Melrose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Melrose: 42/100
Melrose is 17 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Melrose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Melrose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
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.
Melrose: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.