Ranchette Estates, TX
How exposed is Ranchette Estates to wildfire?
Ranchette Estates sits at the 37th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 51 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ranchette Estates's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 36th percentile nationally.
Ranchette Estates's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Ranchette Estates: 90.2% of its 51 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 9.8% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Ranchette Estates against the rest of the country
Ranchette Estates ranks lower within Texas (3rd percentile statewide) than its 37th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ranchette Estates ranks 20,026 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,918 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,738 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ranchette Estates
At the 37th national percentile, Ranchette Estates rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Ranchette Estates
Ranchette Estates's 90.2% 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.
Where Ranchette Estates's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 51 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ranchette Estates. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ranchette Estates's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.