Angustura, NM
Angustura, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Angustura at the 51st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 887 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Angustura's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 50th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Angustura: 85.7% of its 887 buildings, versus 14.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Angustura compares
Inside New Mexico, Angustura sits at just the 17th percentile even though it scores 51st 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, Angustura ranks 15,567 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,842 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 410 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Angustura
Angustura's elevated wildfire rating (51st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Angustura
Because Direct exposure dominates in Angustura (85.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Angustura's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 887 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Angustura. The exposure-zones guide covers what Angustura's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.