Abbott, TX
Abbott, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Abbott lands at the 68th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 276 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Abbott's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Where Abbott's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Abbott: 58.3% of its 276 buildings, versus 41.7% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Abbott compares
Abbott ranks lower within Texas (26th percentile statewide) than its 68th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Abbott ranks 10,224 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,338 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,337 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Abbott's 68th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Abbott
With 58.3% of Abbott in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Abbott's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Abbott's 10,224-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Abbott's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.