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Roswell vs Salem, NM

Roswell currently scores 22 points higher overall than Salem, with the largest gap in hail.

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Roswell

45/100

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Hazard breakdown

Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; 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

Roswell: 45/100 · Salem: 23/100

Roswell is 22 points higher.

Flood

Roswell: 77/100 · Salem: 76/100

Roswell is 1 points higher.

Roswell: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.

Salem: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 9 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Roswell: 14/100 · Salem: 14/100

No gap.

Roswell: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Salem: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.

Lightning

Roswell: 32/100 · Salem: 20/100

Roswell is 12 points higher.

Roswell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Salem: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Roswell: 27/100 · Salem: 4/100

Roswell is 23 points higher.

Roswell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salem: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Roswell: 100/100 · Salem: 2/100

Roswell is 98 points higher.

Roswell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Salem: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Roswell: Unavailable · Salem: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

Roswell: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Salem: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.

Wildfire

Roswell: 45/100 · Salem: 33/100

Roswell is 12 points higher.

Roswell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Salem: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Roswell: 17/100 · Salem: 14/100

Roswell is 3 points higher.

Roswell: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.

Salem: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.