City vs city
Las Cruces vs Monterey Park, NM
Las Cruces currently scores 4 points higher overall than Monterey Park, 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 · Monterey Park: 32/100
Las Cruces is 4 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Monterey Park: 79/100
Las Cruces is 9 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Monterey Park: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Monterey Park: 13/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Monterey Park: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Monterey Park: 27/100
Monterey Park is 11 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Monterey Park: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Monterey Park: 4/100
Monterey Park is 4 points higher.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monterey Park: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Monterey Park: 7/100
Las Cruces is 51 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Monterey Park: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Monterey Park: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Monterey Park: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Monterey Park: 64/100
Monterey Park is 39 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Monterey Park: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Monterey Park: 27/100
Monterey Park is 14 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.
Monterey Park: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.