Aragon, NM
How exposed is Aragon to wildfire?
Aragon sits at the 98th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 169 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Aragon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 97th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
169 buildings are counted in Aragon, 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.
How Aragon compares
There's little gap between Aragon's 98th national percentile and its 95th percentile inside New Mexico, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Aragon ranks 544 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,075 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 26 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Aragon
Aragon's very high rating (98th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Aragon's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Aragon's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 169 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Aragon. The exposure-zones guide covers what Aragon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.