Clarendon, TX
Clarendon wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Clarendon lands at the 95th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 1,461 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clarendon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 96th percentile nationally.
Where Clarendon's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Clarendon (71.3% of 1,461 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 28.7% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Clarendon ranks
Clarendon's risk sits at a similar level relative to Texas (96th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (95th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clarendon ranks 1,525 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,350 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 82 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Clarendon
At the 95th percentile nationally, Clarendon carries the very 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 71.3% of Clarendon'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
Clarendon's 95th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Clarendon, see the exposure-zones guide.