Mesquite Creek, AZ
How exposed is Mesquite Creek to wildfire?
USFS scores Mesquite Creek at the 53rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 250 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Mesquite Creek at the 56th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Mesquite Creek's building exposure, zone by zone
98.8% of Mesquite Creek's 250 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 1.2% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Mesquite Creek compares
Mesquite Creek ranks lower within Arizona (20th percentile statewide) than its 53rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mesquite Creek ranks 14,959 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,127 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 351 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mesquite Creek
Mesquite Creek's elevated rating (53rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Mesquite Creek's 98.8% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mesquite Creek's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mesquite Creek's 14,959-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mesquite Creek's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.