Playas, NM
Playas, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Playas sits at the 80th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 291 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Playas at the 81st national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Playas's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 92.4% of Playas's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 7.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 269 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Playas compares
Playas ranks lower within New Mexico (53rd percentile statewide) than its 80th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Playas ranks 6,245 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,882 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 231 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
Playas's very high rating (80th 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 Playas
Playas's 92.4% 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
Playas's 80th-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 Playas, see the exposure-zones guide.