Como, TX
How exposed is Como to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Como lands at the 73rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 426 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Como's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Where Como's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Como: 68.1% of its 426 buildings, versus 31.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Como compares
Inside Texas, Como sits at just the 41st percentile even though it scores 73rd 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, Como ranks 8,424 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,737 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,068 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Como
Como's high rating (73rd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 68.1% of Como 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
Como's 73rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Como, see the exposure-zones guide.