Eagle Pass, TX
Eagle Pass wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Eagle Pass lands at the 56th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 9,831 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Eagle Pass's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
Where Eagle Pass's buildings actually sit
76.9% of Eagle Pass's 9,831 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 0.8% Direct and 22.3% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone. At 9,831 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Eagle Pass compares
Eagle Pass's 56th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 11th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 46 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eagle Pass ranks 13,851 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,649 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,605 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 56th national percentile, Eagle Pass 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
Eagle Pass's 76.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 9,831 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Eagle Pass. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Eagle Pass, see the exposure-zones guide.