Middle Frisco, NM
Middle Frisco wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Middle Frisco at the 99th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 72 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Middle Frisco at the 98th percentile, close to its 99th-percentile risk score.
Where Middle Frisco's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Middle Frisco's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 72 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Middle Frisco compares
Middle Frisco scores 99th nationally and 96th within New Mexico — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Middle Frisco ranks 482 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,217 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 23 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Middle Frisco
At the 99th percentile nationally, Middle Frisco carries the very 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 Direct exposure dominates in Middle Frisco (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Middle Frisco's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Middle Frisco's 482-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Middle Frisco's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.