Glen Acres, NM
Glen Acres wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Glen Acres lands at the 62nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 131 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Glen Acres's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
Where Glen Acres's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 93.1% of Glen Acres's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 6.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 122 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Glen Acres ranks
Glen Acres ranks lower within New Mexico (32nd percentile statewide) than its 62nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glen Acres ranks 12,140 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,680 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 336 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Glen Acres's 62nd-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Glen Acres
Because Direct exposure dominates in Glen Acres (93.1%), 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
Glen Acres's 62nd-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 Glen Acres, see the exposure-zones guide.