City vs city
Rio Rancho vs Sandia Knolls, NM
Sandia Knolls currently scores 4 points higher overall than Rio Rancho, 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
Rio Rancho: 41/100 · Sandia Knolls: 45/100
Sandia Knolls is 4 points higher.
Flood
Rio Rancho: 84/100 · Sandia Knolls: 73/100
Rio Rancho is 11 points higher.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Sandia Knolls: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Rio Rancho: 13/100 · Sandia Knolls: 13/100
No gap.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Sandia Knolls: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rio Rancho: 26/100 · Sandia Knolls: 31/100
Sandia Knolls is 5 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Sandia Knolls: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rio Rancho: 8/100 · Sandia Knolls: 0/100
Rio Rancho is 8 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandia Knolls: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rio Rancho: 68/100 · Sandia Knolls: 67/100
Rio Rancho is 1 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Sandia Knolls: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rio Rancho: Unavailable · Sandia Knolls: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Sandia Knolls: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rio Rancho: 58/100 · Sandia Knolls: 57/100
Rio Rancho is 1 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Sandia Knolls: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rio Rancho: 27/100 · Sandia Knolls: 30/100
Sandia Knolls 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.
Sandia Knolls: Air quality score derived from the latest ingested EPA AirNow AQI grid; may not reflect current conditions. See methodology for the recorded ingest date.