North Hobbs, NM
North Hobbs wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts North Hobbs at the 95th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 4,429 actual buildings. (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 Hobbs at the 95th percentile, close to its 95th-percentile risk score.
Where North Hobbs's buildings actually sit
70% of North Hobbs's 4,429 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 3,101 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 26.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 3.2% are Minimal.
Where North Hobbs ranks
North Hobbs scores 95th nationally and 84th 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, North Hobbs ranks 1,608 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,852 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 81 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in North Hobbs
North Hobbs's very high rating (95th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in North Hobbs (70%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,429 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for North Hobbs. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond North Hobbs, see the exposure-zones guide.