Golden Acres, NM
How exposed is Golden Acres to wildfire?
Golden Acres sits at the 55th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 151 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Golden Acres at the 55th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Golden Acres: 69.5% of its 151 buildings, versus 30.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Golden Acres compares
Golden Acres ranks lower within New Mexico (22nd percentile statewide) than its 55th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Golden Acres ranks 14,280 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,852 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 386 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Golden Acres
Golden Acres's elevated wildfire rating (55th 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
With 69.5% of Golden Acres 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.
Where Golden Acres's figures come from
Golden Acres's 55th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Golden Acres's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.