Patton Village, TX
How exposed is Patton Village to wildfire?
Patton Village's 778 buildings earn a 65th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Patton Village at the 67th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Patton Village: 87.4% of its 778 buildings, versus 12.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Patton Village against the rest of the country
Inside Texas, Patton Village sits at just the 21st percentile even though it scores 65th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Patton Village ranks 11,016 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,838 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,414 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Patton Village's high rating (65th 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.
Hardening a home in Patton Village
With 87.4% of Patton Village 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 Patton Village's figures come from
Patton Village's 65th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Patton Village's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.