Amistad, TX
How exposed is Amistad to wildfire?
Amistad sits at the 78th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 135 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Amistad at the 78th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Amistad's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Amistad: 69.6% of its 135 buildings, versus 30.4% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Amistad ranks
Inside Texas, Amistad sits at just the 55th percentile even though it scores 78th 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, Amistad ranks 7,006 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,518 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 800 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
At the 78th percentile nationally, Amistad carries the 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 69.6% of Amistad 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 135 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Amistad. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Amistad, see the exposure-zones guide.