Post Oak Bend, TX
Post Oak Bend wildfire risk explained
Post Oak Bend's 464 buildings earn a 77th-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 Post Oak Bend at the 77th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Post Oak Bend's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Post Oak Bend's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 464 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Post Oak Bend against the rest of the country
Inside Texas, Post Oak Bend sits at just the 52nd percentile even though it scores 77th 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, Post Oak Bend ranks 7,324 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,000 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 866 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Post Oak Bend and the insurance market
At the 77th percentile nationally, Post Oak Bend 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.
Hardening a home in Post Oak Bend
Because Direct exposure dominates in Post Oak Bend (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Post Oak Bend's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 464 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Post Oak Bend. The exposure-zones guide covers what Post Oak Bend's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.