Kendleton, TX
Kendleton, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Kendleton's 336 buildings earn a 66th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Kendleton at the 69th percentile, close to its 66th-percentile risk score.
Kendleton's building exposure, zone by zone
63.7% of Kendleton's 336 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 214 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 36.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Kendleton compares
Inside Texas, Kendleton sits at just the 24th percentile even though it scores 66th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kendleton ranks 10,604 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,689 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,372 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Kendleton
At the 66th percentile nationally, Kendleton carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Kendleton (63.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Kendleton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Kendleton's 10,604-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kendleton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.