Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe), NM
Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe), NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe) sits at the 84th 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 415 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe)'s building exposure, zone by zone
Of Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe)'s 415 counted buildings, 100% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe) ranks
Inside New Mexico, Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe) sits at just the 60th percentile even though it scores 84th 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, Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe) ranks 5,081 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,929 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 199 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 84th percentile nationally, Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe) 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.
Hardening a home in Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe)
With 100% of Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe) 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 Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 415 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe). The exposure-zones guide covers what Arroyo Hondo (Santa Fe)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.