City vs city
Santa Fe vs Taos, NM
Taos currently scores 4 points higher overall than Santa Fe, 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 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
Santa Fe: 34/100 · Taos: 38/100
Taos is 4 points higher.
Flood
Santa Fe: 68/100 · Taos: 53/100
Santa Fe is 15 points higher.
Santa Fe: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 6 features intersect this tile.
Taos: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 1 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Santa Fe: 13/100 · Taos: 13/100
No gap.
Santa Fe: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Taos: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Santa Fe: 33/100 · Taos: 41/100
Taos is 8 points higher.
Santa Fe: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Taos: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Santa Fe: 4/100 · Taos: 0/100
Santa Fe is 4 points higher.
Santa Fe: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Taos: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Santa Fe: 25/100 · Taos: 8/100
Santa Fe is 17 points higher.
Santa Fe: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Taos: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Santa Fe: Unavailable · Taos: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Santa Fe: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Taos: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Santa Fe: 69/100 · Taos: 85/100
Taos is 16 points higher.
Santa Fe: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Taos: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Santa Fe: 28/100 · Taos: 30/100
Taos is 2 points higher.
Santa Fe: 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.