Olivarez, TX
How exposed is Olivarez to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Olivarez at the 62nd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,394 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Olivarez at the 64th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Olivarez's building exposure, zone by zone
1,394 buildings are counted in Olivarez, and 69.4% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 30.6% rated Minimal.
Olivarez against the rest of the country
Olivarez ranks lower within Texas (17th percentile statewide) than its 62nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Olivarez ranks 11,891 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,659 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,481 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Olivarez
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Olivarez 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.
Hardening a home in Olivarez
Olivarez's 69.4% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,394 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Olivarez. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Olivarez, see the exposure-zones guide.