City vs city

North Valley vs Sandia Heights, NM

North Valley currently scores 6 points higher overall than Sandia Heights, with the largest gap in hail.

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

North Valley

43/100

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Sandia Heights

37/100

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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

North Valley: 43/100 · Sandia Heights: 37/100

North Valley is 6 points higher.

Flood

North Valley: 79/100 · Sandia Heights: 55/100

North Valley is 24 points higher.

North Valley: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Sandia Heights: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.

Wind

North Valley: 13/100 · Sandia Heights: 13/100

No gap.

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

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

Lightning

North Valley: 27/100 · Sandia Heights: 29/100

Sandia Heights is 2 points higher.

North Valley: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Sandia Heights: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

North Valley: 0/100 · Sandia Heights: 0/100

No gap.

North Valley: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sandia Heights: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

North Valley: 44/100 · Sandia Heights: 17/100

North Valley is 27 points higher.

North Valley: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Sandia Heights: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

North Valley: Unavailable · Sandia Heights: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

North Valley: 61/100 · Sandia Heights: 76/100

Sandia Heights is 15 points higher.

North Valley: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Sandia Heights: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

North Valley: 35/100 · Sandia Heights: 34/100

North Valley is 1 points higher.

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

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