WildfireRiskFinder

Anzac Village, NM

Anzac Village, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers

Elevated
48thpercentile nationally

Anzac Village's 42 buildings earn a 48th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)

USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Anzac Village at the 47th percentile, close to its 48th-percentile risk score.

What "at risk" means for the buildings here

42Total buildings
100%Direct exposure
0%Indirect exposure
0%Minimal exposure

42 buildings are counted in Anzac Village, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.

Anzac Village against the rest of the country

Anzac Village ranks lower within New Mexico (14th percentile statewide) than its 48th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Anzac Village ranks 16,518 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,116 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 428 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.

Anzac Village and the insurance market

At the 48th national percentile, Anzac Village rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.

What would actually reduce this score

Because Direct exposure dominates in Anzac Village (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.

Where Anzac Village's figures come from

The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 42 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Anzac Village. The exposure-zones guide covers what Anzac Village's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.