Niederwald, TX
Niederwald wildfire risk explained
Niederwald's 417 buildings earn a 79th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Niederwald's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 99% of Niederwald's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 413 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Niederwald against the rest of the country
Niederwald's 79th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 58th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 21 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Niederwald ranks 6,758 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,896 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 757 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Niederwald
Niederwald's 79th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Niederwald
With 99% of Niederwald 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 Niederwald's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Niederwald's 6,758-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Niederwald's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.