Monterey Park, NM
Monterey Park, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Monterey Park lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 903 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Monterey Park at the 57th percentile, close to its 57th-percentile risk score.
Where Monterey Park's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 72.2% of Monterey Park's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 27.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 652 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Monterey Park compares
Monterey Park ranks lower within New Mexico (26th percentile statewide) than its 57th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Monterey Park ranks 13,431 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,698 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 366 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 57th national percentile, Monterey Park rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Monterey Park
Monterey Park's 72.2% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Monterey Park's 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Monterey Park, see the exposure-zones guide.