Dixon, NM
Dixon, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Dixon's 956 buildings earn a 88th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dixon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 82nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Dixon's 956 counted buildings, 97.1% 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 Dixon compares
Dixon ranks lower within New Mexico (70th percentile statewide) than its 88th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dixon ranks 3,725 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,266 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 147 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 88th percentile nationally, Dixon 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
Dixon's 97.1% 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 Dixon's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 956 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dixon. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dixon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.