Las Nutrias, NM
Las Nutrias, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Las Nutrias at the 64th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 190 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Las Nutrias's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Las Nutrias's building exposure, zone by zone
190 buildings are counted in Las Nutrias, and 96.3% 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.
Las Nutrias against the rest of the country
Inside New Mexico, Las Nutrias sits at just the 35th percentile even though it scores 64th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Las Nutrias ranks 11,446 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,253 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 323 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Las Nutrias
At the 64th percentile nationally, Las Nutrias 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.
Hardening a home in Las Nutrias
With 96.3% of Las Nutrias in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Las Nutrias's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 190 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Las Nutrias. The exposure-zones guide covers what Las Nutrias's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.