City vs city
Rio Rancho vs San Mateo, NM
Rio Rancho currently scores 8 points higher overall than San Mateo, 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 Mateo: 33/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Flood
Rio Rancho: 84/100 · San Mateo: 57/100
Rio Rancho is 27 points higher.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
San Mateo: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 4 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rio Rancho: 13/100 · San Mateo: 12/100
Rio Rancho is 1 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
San Mateo: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rio Rancho: 26/100 · San Mateo: 30/100
San Mateo is 4 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
San Mateo: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rio Rancho: 8/100 · San Mateo: 0/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Mateo: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rio Rancho: 68/100 · San Mateo: 0/100
Rio Rancho is 68 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
San Mateo: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rio Rancho: Unavailable · San Mateo: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
San Mateo: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rio Rancho: 58/100 · San Mateo: 41/100
Rio Rancho is 17 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
San Mateo: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rio Rancho: 27/100 · San Mateo: 27/100
No gap.
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 Mateo: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.