Homer C Jones, NM
How exposed is Homer C Jones to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Homer C Jones at the 84th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 127 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Homer C Jones's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
127 buildings are counted in Homer C Jones, and 59.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Homer C Jones against the rest of the country
Homer C Jones ranks lower within New Mexico (61st percentile statewide) than its 84th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Homer C Jones ranks 4,923 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,862 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 195 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Homer C Jones
Homer C Jones's very high rating (84th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Homer C Jones
Homer C Jones's 59.1% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Homer C Jones's figures come from
Homer C Jones's 84th-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 Homer C Jones's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.