City vs city
Rio Rancho vs Santa Rosa, NM
Rio Rancho currently scores 12 points higher overall than Santa Rosa, with the largest gap in lightning.
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 · Santa Rosa: 29/100
Rio Rancho is 12 points higher.
Flood
Rio Rancho: 84/100 · Santa Rosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rio Rancho: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 11 features intersect this tile.
Santa Rosa: Flood model is not available for this location yet.
Wind
Rio Rancho: 13/100 · Santa Rosa: 14/100
Santa Rosa is 1 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Santa Rosa: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Rio Rancho: 26/100 · Santa Rosa: 46/100
Santa Rosa is 20 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Santa Rosa: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Rio Rancho: 8/100 · Santa Rosa: 4/100
Rio Rancho is 4 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Rosa: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Rio Rancho: 68/100 · Santa Rosa: 68/100
No gap.
Rio Rancho: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Santa Rosa: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Rio Rancho: Unavailable · Santa Rosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Rio Rancho: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Santa Rosa: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Rio Rancho: 58/100 · Santa Rosa: 39/100
Rio Rancho is 19 points higher.
Rio Rancho: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Santa Rosa: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Ingested air quality
Rio Rancho: 27/100 · Santa Rosa: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
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.
Santa Rosa: Air quality model is not available for this location yet.