Castroville, TX
Castroville wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Castroville at the 74th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,690 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Castroville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 71st percentile nationally.
Castroville's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Castroville (72.5% of 1,690 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 26.9% sit in the Direct zone.
How Castroville compares
Castroville ranks lower within Texas (43rd percentile statewide) than its 74th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Castroville ranks 8,240 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,457 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,030 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Castroville
At the 74th percentile nationally, Castroville 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
Because 72.5% of Castroville's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,690 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Castroville. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Castroville, see the exposure-zones guide.