City vs city
Las Cruces vs Ruidoso, NM
Ruidoso currently scores 3 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 · Ruidoso: 39/100
Ruidoso is 3 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Ruidoso: 61/100
Las Cruces is 27 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Ruidoso: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Ruidoso: 14/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Ruidoso: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Ruidoso: 32/100
Ruidoso is 16 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Ruidoso: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Ruidoso: 0/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ruidoso: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Ruidoso: 42/100
Las Cruces is 16 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Ruidoso: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Ruidoso: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Ruidoso: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Ruidoso: 67/100
Ruidoso is 42 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ruidoso: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Ruidoso: 16/100
Ruidoso is 3 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.
Ruidoso: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.