City vs city
Las Cruces vs Silver City, NM
Las Cruces and Silver City are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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 · Silver City: 36/100
No gap.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · Silver City: 66/100
Las Cruces is 22 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Silver City: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · Silver City: 13/100
Las Cruces is 1 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Silver City: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · Silver City: 23/100
Silver City is 7 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Silver City: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · Silver City: 15/100
Silver City is 15 points higher.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver City: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · Silver City: 63/100
Silver City is 5 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Silver City: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · Silver City: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Silver City: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · Silver City: 51/100
Silver City is 26 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Silver City: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · Silver City: 21/100
Silver City is 8 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.
Silver City: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.