Homestead Meadows South, TX
Homestead Meadows South wildfire risk explained
Homestead Meadows South's 2,946 buildings earn a 41st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Homestead Meadows South's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Homestead Meadows South's buildings actually sit
90.9% of Homestead Meadows South's 2,946 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 2,677 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 9% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0.1% are Minimal.
Where Homestead Meadows South ranks
Homestead Meadows South's 41st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 4th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 37 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Homestead Meadows South ranks 18,734 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,522 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,727 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Homestead Meadows South and the insurance market
Homestead Meadows South's elevated rating (41st 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 Homestead Meadows South
Because Direct exposure dominates in Homestead Meadows South (90.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Homestead Meadows South's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,946 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Homestead Meadows South. The exposure-zones guide covers what Homestead Meadows South's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.