City vs city
Picacho Hills vs Rio Rancho, NM
Rio Rancho currently scores 10 points higher overall than Picacho Hills, 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
Picacho Hills: 31/100 · Rio Rancho: 41/100
Rio Rancho is 10 points higher.
Flood
Picacho Hills: 74/100 · Rio Rancho: 84/100
Rio Rancho is 10 points higher.
Picacho Hills: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 8 features intersect this tile.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Picacho Hills: 14/100 · Rio Rancho: 13/100
Picacho Hills is 1 points higher.
Picacho Hills: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Picacho Hills: 17/100 · Rio Rancho: 26/100
Rio Rancho is 9 points higher.
Picacho Hills: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Picacho Hills: 0/100 · Rio Rancho: 8/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Picacho Hills: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Picacho Hills: 36/100 · Rio Rancho: 68/100
Rio Rancho is 32 points higher.
Picacho Hills: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Picacho Hills: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Picacho Hills: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Picacho Hills: 33/100 · Rio Rancho: 58/100
Rio Rancho is 25 points higher.
Picacho Hills: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Picacho Hills: 13/100 · Rio Rancho: 27/100
Rio Rancho is 14 points higher.
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.
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.