City vs city
Las Cruces vs Santa Rosa, NM
Las Cruces currently scores 7 points higher overall than Santa Rosa, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 Rosa: 29/100
Las Cruces is 7 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Santa Rosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Santa Rosa: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Santa Rosa: 14/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Rosa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Santa Rosa: 46/100
Santa Rosa is 30 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Rosa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Santa Rosa: 4/100
Santa Rosa is 4 points higher.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Rosa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Santa Rosa: 68/100
Santa Rosa is 10 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Rosa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Santa Rosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Rosa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Santa Rosa: 39/100
Santa Rosa is 14 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Rosa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Santa Rosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
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 Rosa: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.