Lakeview, TX
Lakeview, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lakeview at the 69th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 117 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lakeview's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Lakeview's buildings (61.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Lakeview ranks
Lakeview ranks lower within Texas (27th percentile statewide) than its 69th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lakeview ranks 9,939 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,334 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,301 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 69th percentile nationally, Lakeview 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
Because 61.5% of Lakeview's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 117 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lakeview. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Lakeview, see the exposure-zones guide.