Becenti, NM
Becenti, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Becenti sits at the 16th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 91 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Becenti at the 18th percentile, close to its 16th-percentile risk score.
Where Becenti's buildings actually sit
Of Becenti's 91 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.
How Becenti compares
Inside New Mexico, Becenti sits at just the 0th percentile even though it scores 16th 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, Becenti ranks 26,576 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,459 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 494 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Becenti
Becenti's low wildfire rating (16th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of Becenti 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 Becenti's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Becenti's 26,576-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Becenti's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.