Kress, TX
Kress, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Kress sits at the 91st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 434 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kress's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 91st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
82.5% of Kress's 434 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 17.5% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Kress compares
There's little gap between Kress's 91st national percentile and its 85th percentile inside Texas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kress ranks 2,938 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,575 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 263 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 91st percentile nationally, Kress carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Kress
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Kress (82.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Kress's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 434 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kress. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kress's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.