East Mountain, TX
East Mountain, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
East Mountain's 536 buildings earn a 74th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts East Mountain at the 74th percentile, close to its 74th-percentile risk score.
East Mountain's building exposure, zone by zone
536 buildings are counted in East Mountain, and 84% 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 East Mountain ranks
East Mountain's 74th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 44th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 30 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Mountain ranks 8,142 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,790 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,007 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in East Mountain
At the 74th percentile nationally, East Mountain carries the 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.
Hardening a home in East Mountain
Because Direct exposure dominates in East Mountain (84%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where East Mountain's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 536 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for East Mountain. The exposure-zones guide covers what East Mountain's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.