City vs city
Las Cruces vs White Sands, NM
Las Cruces currently scores 12 points higher overall than White Sands, 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 · White Sands: 24/100
Las Cruces is 12 points higher.
Flood
Las Cruces: 88/100 · White Sands: 57/100
Las Cruces is 31 points higher.
Las Cruces: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
White Sands: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Las Cruces: 14/100 · White Sands: 14/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
White Sands: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Las Cruces: 16/100 · White Sands: 18/100
White Sands is 2 points higher.
Las Cruces: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
White Sands: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Las Cruces: 0/100 · White Sands: 0/100
No gap.
Las Cruces: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
White Sands: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Las Cruces: 58/100 · White Sands: 15/100
Las Cruces is 43 points higher.
Las Cruces: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
White Sands: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Las Cruces: Unavailable · White Sands: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Las Cruces: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
White Sands: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Las Cruces: 25/100 · White Sands: 26/100
White Sands is 1 points higher.
Las Cruces: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
White Sands: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Las Cruces: 13/100 · White Sands: 16/100
White Sands is 3 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.
White Sands: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.