City vs city
Las Cruces vs Santa Clara, NM
Las Cruces currently scores 10 points higher overall than Santa Clara, 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 · Santa Clara: 26/100
Las Cruces is 10 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Santa Clara: 57/100
Las Cruces is 31 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Santa Clara: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Santa Clara: 13/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Clara: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Santa Clara: 24/100
Santa Clara is 8 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Clara: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Santa Clara: 4/100
Santa Clara is 4 points higher.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clara: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Santa Clara: 18/100
Las Cruces is 40 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Clara: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Santa Clara: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Clara: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Santa Clara: 49/100
Santa Clara is 24 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Clara: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Santa Clara: 20/100
Santa Clara is 7 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.
Santa Clara: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.