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Roswell vs Taos, NM

Roswell currently scores 7 points higher overall than Taos, 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 · Taos: 38/100

Roswell is 7 points higher.

Flood

Roswell: 77/100 · Taos: 53/100

Roswell is 24 points higher.

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

Taos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.

Wind

Roswell: 14/100 · Taos: 13/100

Roswell is 1 points higher.

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

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

Lightning

Roswell: 32/100 · Taos: 41/100

Taos is 9 points higher.

Roswell: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Taos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.

Tornado

Roswell: 27/100 · Taos: 0/100

Roswell is 27 points higher.

Roswell: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Taos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Hail

Roswell: 100/100 · Taos: 8/100

Roswell is 92 points higher.

Roswell: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Taos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.

Storm surge

Roswell: Unavailable · Taos: Unavailable

A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.

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

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

Wildfire

Roswell: 45/100 · Taos: 85/100

Taos is 40 points higher.

Roswell: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Taos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.

Current air quality

Roswell: 17/100 · Taos: 30/100

Taos is 13 points higher.

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

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