Corrales, NM
Corrales wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Corrales lands at the 50th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 5,908 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Corrales's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
Corrales's building exposure, zone by zone
5,908 buildings are counted in Corrales, and 73% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 6.1% rated Minimal. At 5,908 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Corrales ranks
Inside New Mexico, Corrales sits at just the 15th percentile even though it scores 50th 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, Corrales ranks 15,890 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,916 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 419 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 50th national percentile, Corrales rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Corrales's 73% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Corrales's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Corrales's 15,890-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Corrales's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.