La Boca, NM
How exposed is La Boca to wildfire?
La Boca's 35 buildings earn a 84th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, La Boca's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 84th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 100% of La Boca's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 35 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How La Boca compares
La Boca ranks lower within New Mexico (60th percentile statewide) than its 84th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, La Boca ranks 5,082 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,277 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 200 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
La Boca and the insurance market
La Boca's very high rating (84th 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
La Boca's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where La Boca's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 35 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for La Boca. The exposure-zones guide covers what La Boca's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.