City vs city
Las Cruces vs Santa Teresa, NM
Las Cruces currently scores 5 points higher overall than Santa Teresa, with the largest gap in flood.
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 Teresa: 31/100
Las Cruces is 5 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Santa Teresa: 61/100
Las Cruces is 27 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Santa Teresa: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Santa Teresa: 14/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Teresa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Santa Teresa: 18/100
Santa Teresa is 2 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Teresa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Santa Teresa: 0/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Teresa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Santa Teresa: 38/100
Las Cruces is 20 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Teresa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Santa Teresa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Teresa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Santa Teresa: 25/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Teresa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Santa Teresa: 29/100
Santa Teresa is 16 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 Teresa: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.