Roswell, NM
Roswell, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Roswell at the 76th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 21,529 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Roswell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Roswell's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Roswell's buildings (64.4% of 21,529) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure. At 21,529 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Roswell against the rest of the country
Roswell ranks lower within New Mexico (47th percentile statewide) than its 76th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Roswell ranks 7,728 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 643 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 263 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Roswell
At the 76th percentile nationally, Roswell 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 Roswell
With 64.4% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Roswell gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
Roswell's 76th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Roswell, see the exposure-zones guide.