City vs city
Las Cruces vs South River, NM
Las Cruces currently scores 11 points higher overall than South River, 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 · South River: 25/100
Las Cruces is 11 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · South River: 53/100
Las Cruces is 35 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
South River: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 2 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · South River: 12/100
Las Cruces is 2 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
South River: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · South River: 18/100
South River is 2 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
South River: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · South River: 0/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South River: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · South River: 3/100
Las Cruces is 55 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
South River: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · South River: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
South River: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · South River: 49/100
South River is 24 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
South River: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · South River: 17/100
South River is 4 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.
South River: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.