Kenedy, TX
Kenedy wildfire risk explained
Kenedy sits at the 70th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,039 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Kenedy at the 70th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Kenedy's building exposure, zone by zone
79% of Kenedy's 2,039 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 21% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Kenedy compares
Kenedy ranks lower within Texas (30th percentile statewide) than its 70th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kenedy ranks 9,592 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,357 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,255 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Kenedy and the insurance market
Kenedy's 70th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Kenedy
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Kenedy (79% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Kenedy's figures come from
Kenedy's 70th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kenedy's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.