Alfred, TX
Alfred, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Alfred lands at the 79th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 58 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Alfred at the 80th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Alfred's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 84.5% of Alfred's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 15.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 49 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Alfred ranks
Alfred ranks lower within Texas (59th percentile statewide) than its 79th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Alfred ranks 6,535 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,729 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 730 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
Alfred's 79th-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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 84.5% of Alfred 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.
More on how this number was built
Alfred's 79th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Alfred, see the exposure-zones guide.