La Hacienda, NM
La Hacienda wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, La Hacienda lands at the 52nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 342 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, La Hacienda's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Where La Hacienda's buildings actually sit
342 buildings are counted in La Hacienda, and 95.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where La Hacienda ranks
La Hacienda's 52nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 18th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 34 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, La Hacienda ranks 15,291 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,522 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 406 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in La Hacienda
La Hacienda's elevated wildfire rating (52nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
La Hacienda's 95.6% 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 Hacienda's figures come from
La Hacienda's 52nd-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 La Hacienda's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.