Dayton, TX
Dayton wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Dayton at the 85th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 4,131 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dayton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 89th percentile nationally.
Where Dayton's buildings actually sit
Of Dayton's 4,131 counted buildings, 56.3% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Dayton compares
Dayton scores 85th nationally and 74th within Texas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dayton ranks 4,648 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,119 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 468 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dayton
Dayton's very high rating (85th 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 Dayton
Dayton's 56.3% 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 Dayton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,131 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dayton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dayton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.