Heidelberg, TX
How exposed is Heidelberg to wildfire?
Heidelberg sits at the 54th 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 635 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Heidelberg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
Where Heidelberg's buildings actually sit
Most of Heidelberg's buildings (69.3% of 635) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Heidelberg against the rest of the country
Inside Texas, Heidelberg sits at just the 9th percentile even though it scores 54th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Heidelberg ranks 14,640 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,410 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,637 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Heidelberg and the insurance market
Heidelberg's elevated wildfire rating (54th 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.
Hardening a home in Heidelberg
Heidelberg's 69.3% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Heidelberg's figures come from
Heidelberg's 54th-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 Heidelberg's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.