City vs city
Rio Rancho Estates vs Santa Fe, NM
Santa Fe currently scores 4 points higher overall than Rio Rancho Estates, with the largest gap in wildfire.
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
Rio Rancho Estates: 30/100 · Santa Fe: 34/100
Santa Fe is 4 points higher.
Flood
Rio Rancho Estates: 61/100 · Santa Fe: 68/100
Santa Fe is 7 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 3 features intersect this tile.
Santa Fe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rio Rancho Estates: 13/100 · Santa Fe: 13/100
No gap.
Rio Rancho Estates: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Fe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rio Rancho Estates: 25/100 · Santa Fe: 33/100
Santa Fe is 8 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Fe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rio Rancho Estates: 0/100 · Santa Fe: 4/100
Santa Fe is 4 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Fe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rio Rancho Estates: 12/100 · Santa Fe: 25/100
Santa Fe is 13 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Fe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rio Rancho Estates: Unavailable · Santa Fe: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rio Rancho Estates: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Fe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rio Rancho Estates: 45/100 · Santa Fe: 69/100
Santa Fe is 24 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Fe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rio Rancho Estates: 24/100 · Santa Fe: 28/100
Santa Fe is 4 points higher.
Rio Rancho Estates: 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.