Manchaca, TX
How exposed is Manchaca to wildfire?
Manchaca's 1,427 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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Manchaca at the 65th percentile, close to its 66th-percentile risk score.
Manchaca's building exposure, zone by zone
1,427 buildings are counted in Manchaca, and 66.9% 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.
Manchaca against the rest of the country
Manchaca's 66th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 22nd ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 44 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Manchaca ranks 10,855 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,496 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,399 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Manchaca and the insurance market
At the 66th percentile nationally, Manchaca 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 66.9% of Manchaca 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 Manchaca's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Manchaca's 10,855-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Manchaca's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.