Leona, TX
How exposed is Leona to wildfire?
Leona sits at the 73rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 187 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Leona's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Leona's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Leona: 98.9% of its 187 buildings, versus 1.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Leona compares
Leona's 73rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 39th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 34 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leona ranks 8,522 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,372 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,092 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Leona
Leona's high rating (73rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Leona
With 98.9% of Leona 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 Leona's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Leona's 8,522-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Leona's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.