Amargosa, TX
Amargosa, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Amargosa at the 84th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 181 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Amargosa at the 84th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Amargosa's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Amargosa: 100% of its 181 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Amargosa against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Amargosa's 84th national percentile and its 71st percentile inside Texas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Amargosa ranks 5,051 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,601 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 511 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Amargosa
At the 84th percentile nationally, Amargosa carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of Amargosa 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 Amargosa's figures come from
Amargosa's 84th-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 Amargosa's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.