Lakeport, TX
How exposed is Lakeport to wildfire?
Lakeport's 542 buildings earn a 66th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lakeport at the 67th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
542 buildings are counted in Lakeport, and 58.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 41.5% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Lakeport ranks
Lakeport's 66th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 23rd ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 43 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lakeport ranks 10,667 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,691 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,378 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Lakeport and the insurance market
At the 66th percentile nationally, Lakeport carries the 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Lakeport (58.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Lakeport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 542 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lakeport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lakeport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.