House, NM
How exposed is House to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, House lands at the 98th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 120 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks House at the 98th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
House's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 68.3% of House's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 31.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 82 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
House against the rest of the country
House's risk sits at a similar level relative to New Mexico (94th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (98th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, House ranks 701 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,155 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 30 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in House
House's very high rating (98th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 68.3% of House 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 120 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for House. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond House, see the exposure-zones guide.