Pinehill, NM
How exposed is Pinehill to wildfire?
Pinehill's 284 buildings earn a 68th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pinehill's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Pinehill's building exposure, zone by zone
90.5% of Pinehill's 284 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 257 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 9.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Pinehill ranks
Pinehill ranks lower within New Mexico (39th percentile statewide) than its 68th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pinehill ranks 10,059 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,064 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 302 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Pinehill and the insurance market
At the 68th percentile nationally, Pinehill 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Pinehill's 90.5% 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
Pinehill's 68th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Pinehill, see the exposure-zones guide.