China Grove, TX
China Grove wildfire risk explained
China Grove sits at the 72nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 967 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks China Grove at the 71st national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
China Grove's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 85% of China Grove's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 15% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 822 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
China Grove against the rest of the country
Inside Texas, China Grove sits at just the 35th percentile even though it scores 72nd 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, China Grove ranks 8,986 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,172 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,165 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in China Grove
China Grove's high rating (72nd 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in China Grove (85%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where China Grove's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind China Grove's 8,986-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what China Grove's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.