Church Rock, NM
Church Rock, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Church Rock at the 40th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 551 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Church Rock at the 35th percentile, close to its 40th-percentile risk score.
Where Church Rock's buildings actually sit
551 buildings are counted in Church Rock, and 89.3% 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.
Where Church Rock ranks
Church Rock's 40th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 8th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 32 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Church Rock ranks 19,070 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,559 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 457 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Church Rock
Church Rock's moderate wildfire rating (40th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Church Rock (89.3%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 551 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Church Rock. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Church Rock, see the exposure-zones guide.