Lakeside (Tarrant), TX
Lakeside (Tarrant), TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lakeside (Tarrant) lands at the 71st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 882 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lakeside (Tarrant) at the 71st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Lakeside (Tarrant)'s building exposure, zone by zone
882 buildings are counted in Lakeside (Tarrant), and 61.3% 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 Lakeside (Tarrant) ranks
Lakeside (Tarrant) ranks lower within Texas (33rd percentile statewide) than its 71st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lakeside (Tarrant) ranks 9,279 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,890 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,211 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Lakeside (Tarrant) and the insurance market
Lakeside (Tarrant)'s 71st-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lakeside (Tarrant) (61.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lakeside (Tarrant)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 882 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lakeside (Tarrant). The exposure-zones guide covers what Lakeside (Tarrant)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.