Lakehills, TX
Lakehills, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lakehills sits at the 80th 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 4,780 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lakehills's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 77.8% of Lakehills's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 18% Indirect share and far above its 4.2% Minimal share — a profile where 3,719 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Lakehills against the rest of the country
Lakehills ranks lower within Texas (62nd percentile statewide) than its 80th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lakehills ranks 6,223 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,569 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 686 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lakehills
At the 80th percentile nationally, Lakehills 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 Lakehills
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lakehills (77.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Lakehills's 80th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Lakehills, see the exposure-zones guide.