Cuyamungue, NM
How exposed is Cuyamungue to wildfire?
USFS scores Cuyamungue at the 79th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 313 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cuyamungue's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Where Cuyamungue's buildings actually sit
93% of Cuyamungue's 313 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 291 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Cuyamungue against the rest of the country
Cuyamungue ranks lower within New Mexico (52nd percentile statewide) than its 79th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cuyamungue ranks 6,496 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,288 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 239 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cuyamungue
Cuyamungue's high rating (79th 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.
Hardening a home in Cuyamungue
With 93% of Cuyamungue 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 313 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cuyamungue. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Cuyamungue, see the exposure-zones guide.