Puerto de Luna, NM
Puerto de Luna, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Puerto de Luna lands at the 85th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 194 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Puerto de Luna at the 85th national percentile — 0 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
194 buildings are counted in Puerto de Luna, and 99.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Puerto de Luna against the rest of the country
Puerto de Luna ranks lower within New Mexico (63rd percentile statewide) than its 85th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Puerto de Luna ranks 4,768 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,089 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 187 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Puerto de Luna
At the 85th percentile nationally, Puerto de Luna carries the very 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
Puerto de Luna's 99.5% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 194 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Puerto de Luna. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Puerto de Luna, see the exposure-zones guide.