North Acomita Village, NM
North Acomita Village wildfire risk explained
North Acomita Village's 158 buildings earn a 45th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts North Acomita Village at the 47th percentile, close to its 45th-percentile risk score.
Where North Acomita Village's buildings actually sit
158 buildings are counted in North Acomita Village, and 88.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How North Acomita Village compares
North Acomita Village's 45th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 12th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 33 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Acomita Village ranks 17,276 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,538 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 436 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Acomita Village
At the 45th national percentile, North Acomita Village 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 North Acomita Village
Because Direct exposure dominates in North Acomita Village (88.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
North Acomita Village's 45th-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 North Acomita Village, see the exposure-zones guide.