Evadale, TX
Evadale wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Evadale at the 87th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 1,407 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Evadale at the 89th percentile, close to its 87th-percentile risk score.
Evadale's building exposure, zone by zone
74.9% of Evadale's 1,407 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,054 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 25.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Evadale compares
Evadale scores 87th nationally and 77th 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, Evadale ranks 4,235 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,599 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 410 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Evadale
At the 87th percentile nationally, Evadale 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.
Hardening a home in Evadale
Because Direct exposure dominates in Evadale (74.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Evadale's 87th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Evadale, see the exposure-zones guide.