Orogrande, NM
Orogrande, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Orogrande's 94 buildings earn a 58th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Orogrande's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
94 buildings are counted in Orogrande, and 94.7% 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.
Orogrande against the rest of the country
Orogrande's 58th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 27th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 31 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Orogrande ranks 13,310 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,326 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 361 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Orogrande's elevated wildfire rating (58th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Orogrande
Because Direct exposure dominates in Orogrande (94.7%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Orogrande's 13,310-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Orogrande, see the exposure-zones guide.