Quitaque, TX
How exposed is Quitaque to wildfire?
Quitaque sits at the 81st 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 448 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Quitaque's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Where Quitaque's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 52% of Quitaque's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 40.6% Direct and 7.4% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Quitaque against the rest of the country
Quitaque ranks lower within Texas (64th percentile statewide) than its 81st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Quitaque ranks 5,973 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,322 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 646 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
Quitaque's very high rating (81st 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Quitaque's 52% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 448 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Quitaque. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Quitaque, see the exposure-zones guide.