Banquete, TX
Banquete wildfire risk explained
Banquete's 409 buildings earn a 53rd-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Banquete's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Banquete rates 73.4% Minimal exposure against just 26.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 409 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Banquete ranks
Banquete ranks lower within Texas (8th percentile statewide) than its 53rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Banquete ranks 14,954 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,058 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,655 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Banquete and the insurance market
At the 53rd national percentile, Banquete rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Banquete
Banquete's 73.4% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Banquete's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 409 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Banquete. The exposure-zones guide covers what Banquete's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.