Bonanza Hills, TX
How exposed is Bonanza Hills to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bonanza Hills lands at the 68th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 98 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bonanza Hills's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Where Bonanza Hills's buildings actually sit
98 buildings are counted in Bonanza Hills, 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.
Bonanza Hills against the rest of the country
Bonanza Hills's 68th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 27th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 42 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bonanza Hills ranks 10,069 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,153 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,319 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Bonanza Hills and the insurance market
At the 68th percentile nationally, Bonanza Hills carries the 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of Bonanza Hills 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 Bonanza Hills's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bonanza Hills's 10,069-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bonanza Hills's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.