City vs city
Ranchos de Taos vs Taos, NM
Ranchos de Taos currently scores 2 points higher overall than Taos, with the largest gap in flood.
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 · Taos: 32/100
Ranchos de Taos is 2 points higher.
Flood
Ranchos de Taos: 64/100 · Taos: 57/100
Ranchos de Taos is 7 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 5 features intersect this tile.
Taos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Ranchos de Taos: 13/100 · Taos: 13/100
No gap.
Ranchos de Taos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Taos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Ranchos de Taos: 39/100 · Taos: 38/100
Ranchos de Taos is 1 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Taos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Ranchos de Taos: 0/100 · Taos: 0/100
No gap.
Ranchos de Taos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Taos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Ranchos de Taos: 3/100 · Taos: 1/100
Ranchos de Taos is 2 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Taos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Ranchos de Taos: Unavailable · Taos: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Ranchos de Taos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Taos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Ranchos de Taos: 52/100 · Taos: 54/100
Taos is 2 points higher.
Ranchos de Taos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Taos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Ranchos de Taos: 30/100 · Taos: 30/100
No gap.
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.
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.