Hill Country Village, TX
Hill Country Village, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hill Country Village lands at the 44th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 805 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hill Country Village's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 47th percentile nationally.
Where Hill Country Village's buildings actually sit
73.2% of Hill Country Village's 805 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 589 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 26.8% are Minimal.
Hill Country Village against the rest of the country
Hill Country Village ranks lower within Texas (4th percentile statewide) than its 44th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hill Country Village ranks 17,538 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,594 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,717 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Hill Country Village and the insurance market
Hill Country Village's elevated rating (44th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Hill Country Village
With 73.2% of Hill Country Village 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 Hill Country Village's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hill Country Village's 17,538-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hill Country Village's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.