City vs city
Las Cruces vs Rio Rancho, NM
Rio Rancho currently scores 5 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 Rancho: 41/100
Rio Rancho is 5 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Rio Rancho: 84/100
Las Cruces is 4 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Rio Rancho: 13/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Rio Rancho: 26/100
Rio Rancho is 10 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Rio Rancho: 8/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Rio Rancho: 68/100
Rio Rancho is 10 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Rio Rancho: 58/100
Rio Rancho is 33 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Rio Rancho: 27/100
Rio Rancho 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 Rancho: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.