Goodlow, TX
Goodlow, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Goodlow at the 77th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 125 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Goodlow's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
Goodlow's building exposure, zone by zone
69.6% of Goodlow's 125 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 87 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 30.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Goodlow against the rest of the country
Goodlow's 77th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 52nd ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 25 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Goodlow ranks 7,356 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,964 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 870 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Goodlow
At the 77th percentile nationally, Goodlow 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 69.6% of Goodlow 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
Goodlow's 77th-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 Goodlow, see the exposure-zones guide.