Paige, TX
Paige wildfire risk explained
Paige sits at the 76th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 273 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Paige's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
Where Paige's buildings actually sit
Of Paige's 273 counted buildings, 74.7% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Paige ranks
Paige ranks lower within Texas (50th percentile statewide) than its 76th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Paige ranks 7,515 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,432 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 904 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Paige
Paige's 76th-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 Paige
With 74.7% of Paige 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 Paige's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Paige's 7,515-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Paige's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.