City vs city
Ranchos de Taos vs Santa Fe, NM
Ranchos de Taos and Santa Fe are tied on overall score, with the biggest factor difference 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
Ranchos de Taos: 34/100 · Santa Fe: 34/100
No gap.
Flood
Ranchos de Taos: 64/100 · Santa Fe: 68/100
Santa Fe is 4 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Santa Fe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ranchos de Taos: 13/100 · Santa Fe: 13/100
No gap.
Ranchos de Taos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Fe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ranchos de Taos: 39/100 · Santa Fe: 33/100
Ranchos de Taos is 6 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Fe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ranchos de Taos: 0/100 · Santa Fe: 4/100
Santa Fe is 4 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Fe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ranchos de Taos: 3/100 · Santa Fe: 25/100
Santa Fe is 22 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Fe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ranchos de Taos: Unavailable · Santa Fe: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ranchos de Taos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Fe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ranchos de Taos: 52/100 · Santa Fe: 69/100
Santa Fe is 17 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Fe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ranchos de Taos: 30/100 · Santa Fe: 28/100
Ranchos de Taos is 2 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.
Santa Fe: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.