City vs city
Rio Rancho vs San Jose, NM
Rio Rancho currently scores 6 points higher overall than San Jose, 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
Rio Rancho: 41/100 · San Jose: 35/100
Rio Rancho is 6 points higher.
Flood
Rio Rancho: 84/100 · San Jose: 61/100
Rio Rancho is 23 points higher.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
San Jose: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 10 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rio Rancho: 13/100 · San Jose: 13/100
No gap.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Jose: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rio Rancho: 26/100 · San Jose: 32/100
San Jose is 6 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Jose: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rio Rancho: 8/100 · San Jose: 0/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rio Rancho: 68/100 · San Jose: 5/100
Rio Rancho is 63 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Jose: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rio Rancho: Unavailable · San Jose: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Jose: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rio Rancho: 58/100 · San Jose: 68/100
San Jose is 10 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Jose: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rio Rancho: 27/100 · San Jose: 30/100
San Jose is 3 points higher.
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.
San Jose: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.