Cochiti, NM
How exposed is Cochiti to wildfire?
USFS scores Cochiti at the 80th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 238 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cochiti at the 79th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Cochiti's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 55.9% of Cochiti's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 44.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 133 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Cochiti ranks
Cochiti ranks lower within New Mexico (54th percentile statewide) than its 80th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cochiti ranks 6,183 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,535 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 229 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cochiti
At the 80th percentile nationally, Cochiti 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.
Hardening a home in Cochiti
With 55.9% of Cochiti in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Cochiti's 6,183-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Cochiti, see the exposure-zones guide.