Chilton, TX
How exposed is Chilton to wildfire?
Chilton's 564 buildings earn a 66th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Chilton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 72.3% of Chilton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 27.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 408 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Chilton compares
Chilton ranks lower within Texas (23rd percentile statewide) than its 66th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Chilton ranks 10,789 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,347 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,390 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Chilton and the insurance market
Chilton's high rating (66th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Chilton (72.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Chilton's 10,789-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Chilton, see the exposure-zones guide.