City vs city

Los Alamos vs Roswell, NM

Los Alamos currently scores 6 points higher overall than Roswell, with the largest gap in hail.

Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.

Los Alamos

51/100

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Roswell

45/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Los Alamos: 51/100 · Roswell: 45/100

Los Alamos is 6 points higher.

Flood

Los Alamos: 100/100 · Roswell: 77/100

Los Alamos is 23 points higher.

Los Alamos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.

Roswell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Los Alamos: 13/100 · Roswell: 14/100

Roswell is 1 points higher.

Los Alamos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Roswell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Los Alamos: 31/100 · Roswell: 32/100

Roswell is 1 points higher.

Los Alamos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Roswell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Los Alamos: 0/100 · Roswell: 27/100

Roswell is 27 points higher.

Los Alamos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roswell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Los Alamos: 58/100 · Roswell: 100/100

Roswell is 42 points higher.

Los Alamos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Roswell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Los Alamos: Unavailable · Roswell: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Los Alamos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Roswell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Los Alamos: 71/100 · Roswell: 45/100

Los Alamos is 26 points higher.

Los Alamos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Roswell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Los Alamos: 30/100 · Roswell: 17/100

Los Alamos is 13 points higher.

Los Alamos: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Roswell: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.