Cuba, NM
How exposed is Cuba to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cuba lands at the 82nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 656 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cuba's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
656 buildings are counted in Cuba, and 81.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Cuba ranks
Cuba's 82nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 56th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 26 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cuba ranks 5,737 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,115 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 217 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Cuba and the insurance market
At the 82nd percentile nationally, Cuba 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 81.9% of Cuba 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 656 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cuba. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Cuba, see the exposure-zones guide.