Alamillo, NM
Alamillo wildfire risk explained
Alamillo sits at the 59th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 137 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Alamillo at the 57th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
96.4% of Alamillo's 137 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 132 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 3.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Alamillo against the rest of the country
Inside New Mexico, Alamillo sits at just the 29th percentile even though it scores 59th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alamillo ranks 12,923 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,410 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 353 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Alamillo's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Alamillo
With 96.4% of Alamillo 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 Alamillo's figures come from
Alamillo's 59th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Alamillo's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.