Ingleside on the Bay, TX
How exposed is Ingleside on the Bay to wildfire?
USFS scores Ingleside on the Bay at the 68th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 410 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Ingleside on the Bay at the 68th percentile, close to its 68th-percentile risk score.
Ingleside on the Bay's building exposure, zone by zone
87.8% of Ingleside on the Bay's 410 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 6.1% Direct and 6.1% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Ingleside on the Bay compares
Ingleside on the Bay's 68th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 27th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 41 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ingleside on the Bay ranks 10,006 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,039 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,311 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Ingleside on the Bay and the insurance market
Ingleside on the Bay's high rating (68th 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 Ingleside on the Bay
Ingleside on the Bay's 87.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ingleside on the Bay's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 410 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ingleside on the Bay. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ingleside on the Bay's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.