City vs city
Las Cruces vs Rio Communities, NM
Rio Communities currently scores 7 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 · Rio Communities: 43/100
Rio Communities is 7 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Rio Communities: 100/100
Rio Communities is 12 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Rio Communities: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Rio Communities: 13/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Communities: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Rio Communities: 26/100
Rio Communities is 10 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Communities: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Rio Communities: 19/100
Rio Communities is 19 points higher.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Communities: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Rio Communities: 51/100
Las Cruces is 7 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Communities: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Rio Communities: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Communities: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Rio Communities: 62/100
Rio Communities is 37 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Communities: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Rio Communities: 27/100
Rio Communities 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.
Rio Communities: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.