City vs city
Placitas vs Rio Rancho, NM
Rio Rancho currently scores 9 points higher overall than Placitas, 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 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
Placitas: 32/100 · Rio Rancho: 41/100
Rio Rancho is 9 points higher.
Flood
Placitas: 64/100 · Rio Rancho: 84/100
Rio Rancho is 20 points higher.
Placitas: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Placitas: 13/100 · Rio Rancho: 13/100
No gap.
Placitas: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Placitas: 28/100 · Rio Rancho: 26/100
Placitas is 2 points higher.
Placitas: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Placitas: 0/100 · Rio Rancho: 8/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Placitas: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Placitas: 4/100 · Rio Rancho: 68/100
Rio Rancho is 64 points higher.
Placitas: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Placitas: Unavailable · Rio Rancho: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Placitas: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Placitas: 59/100 · Rio Rancho: 58/100
Placitas is 1 points higher.
Placitas: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Placitas: 22/100 · Rio Rancho: 27/100
Rio Rancho is 5 points higher.
Placitas: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Rio Rancho: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.