Cienegas Terrace, TX
Cienegas Terrace wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cienegas Terrace lands at the 78th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,287 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cienegas Terrace's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Cienegas Terrace's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Cienegas Terrace's buildings (73.8%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Cienegas Terrace against the rest of the country
Cienegas Terrace ranks lower within Texas (54th percentile statewide) than its 78th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cienegas Terrace ranks 7,069 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,151 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 815 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cienegas Terrace
At the 78th percentile nationally, Cienegas Terrace 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Cienegas Terrace's 73.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Cienegas Terrace's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,287 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cienegas Terrace. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cienegas Terrace's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.