Rancho Viejo (Cameron), TX
Rancho Viejo (Cameron), TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Rancho Viejo (Cameron) lands at the 64th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,079 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Rancho Viejo (Cameron) at the 65th percentile, close to its 64th-percentile risk score.
Rancho Viejo (Cameron)'s building exposure, zone by zone
Of Rancho Viejo (Cameron)'s 1,079 counted buildings, 50.1% carry Direct exposure and only 47% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Rancho Viejo (Cameron) against the rest of the country
Rancho Viejo (Cameron) ranks lower within Texas (20th percentile statewide) than its 64th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rancho Viejo (Cameron) ranks 11,292 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,412 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,439 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
At the 64th percentile nationally, Rancho Viejo (Cameron) 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Rancho Viejo (Cameron)'s 50.1% 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 Rancho Viejo (Cameron)'s figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Rancho Viejo (Cameron)'s 11,292-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rancho Viejo (Cameron)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.