Farnsworth, TX
Farnsworth wildfire risk explained
Farnsworth's 99 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Farnsworth at the 52nd national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Farnsworth's buildings (61.6%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Farnsworth against the rest of the country
Farnsworth ranks lower within Texas (11th percentile statewide) than its 56th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Farnsworth ranks 13,852 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,107 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,606 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Farnsworth
Farnsworth's elevated wildfire rating (56th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 61.6% of Farnsworth's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Farnsworth's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Farnsworth's 13,852-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Farnsworth's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.