Gause, TX
Gause, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Gause sits at the 77th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 237 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gause's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Gause's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 78.1% of Gause's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 21.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 185 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Gause compares
Gause ranks lower within Texas (51st percentile statewide) than its 77th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gause ranks 7,386 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,578 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 876 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 77th percentile nationally, Gause 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 78.1% of Gause in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Gause's 7,386-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Gause, see the exposure-zones guide.