Capulin, NM
How exposed is Capulin to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Capulin at the 89th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 104 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Capulin's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 88th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Capulin's 104 counted buildings, 78.9% 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.
Capulin against the rest of the country
Capulin ranks lower within New Mexico (73rd percentile statewide) than its 89th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Capulin ranks 3,408 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,855 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 136 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
Capulin's very high rating (89th 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.
Hardening a home in Capulin
Capulin's 78.9% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 104 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Capulin. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Capulin, see the exposure-zones guide.