City vs city
Mesilla vs Picacho Hills, NM
Picacho Hills currently scores 7 points higher overall than Mesilla, 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
Mesilla: 24/100 · Picacho Hills: 31/100
Picacho Hills is 7 points higher.
Flood
Mesilla: 72/100 · Picacho Hills: 74/100
Picacho Hills is 2 points higher.
Mesilla: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Picacho Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Mesilla: 14/100 · Picacho Hills: 14/100
No gap.
Mesilla: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Picacho Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Mesilla: 17/100 · Picacho Hills: 17/100
No gap.
Mesilla: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Picacho Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Mesilla: 4/100 · Picacho Hills: 0/100
Mesilla is 4 points higher.
Mesilla: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Picacho Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Mesilla: 21/100 · Picacho Hills: 36/100
Picacho Hills is 15 points higher.
Mesilla: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Picacho Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Mesilla: Unavailable · Picacho Hills: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Mesilla: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Picacho Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Mesilla: 29/100 · Picacho Hills: 33/100
Picacho Hills is 4 points higher.
Mesilla: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Picacho Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Mesilla: 13/100 · Picacho Hills: 13/100
No gap.
Mesilla: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Picacho Hills: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.