New Boston, TX
New Boston wildfire risk explained
New Boston sits at the 77th 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 2,552 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks New Boston at the 80th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where New Boston's buildings actually sit
84.3% of New Boston's 2,552 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 15.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where New Boston ranks
Inside Texas, New Boston sits at just the 53rd percentile even though it scores 77th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Boston ranks 7,261 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,197 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 856 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
New Boston and the insurance market
At the 77th percentile nationally, New Boston 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 84.3% of New Boston's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where New Boston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind New Boston's 7,261-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Boston's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.