Houston, AR
Houston, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Houston at the 78th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 139 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Houston at the 82nd national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Houston's buildings actually sit
139 buildings are counted in Houston, and 75.5% 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.
How Houston compares
There's little gap between Houston's 78th national percentile and its 75th percentile inside Arkansas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Houston ranks 6,831 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,316 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 155 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Houston
Houston's high rating (78th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Houston (75.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 139 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Houston. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Houston, see the exposure-zones guide.