City vs city
Melrose vs Rio Rancho, NM
Melrose currently scores 3 points higher overall than Rio Rancho, 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
Melrose: 44/100 · Rio Rancho: 41/100
Melrose is 3 points higher.
Flood
Melrose: 53/100 · Rio Rancho: 84/100
Rio Rancho is 31 points higher.
Melrose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Melrose: 14/100 · Rio Rancho: 13/100
Melrose is 1 points higher.
Melrose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Melrose: 48/100 · Rio Rancho: 26/100
Melrose is 22 points higher.
Melrose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Melrose: 8/100 · Rio Rancho: 8/100
No gap.
Melrose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Melrose: 100/100 · Rio Rancho: 68/100
Melrose is 32 points higher.
Melrose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Melrose: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Melrose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Melrose: 42/100 · Rio Rancho: 58/100
Rio Rancho is 16 points higher.
Melrose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Melrose: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: 27/100
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Melrose: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.