Runge, TX
How exposed is Runge to wildfire?
Runge's 713 buildings earn a 70th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Runge at the 70th 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
USFS puts 73.2% of Runge's 713 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 26.8% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Runge compares
Inside Texas, Runge sits at just the 30th percentile even though it scores 70th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Runge ranks 9,595 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,534 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,258 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Runge and the insurance market
Runge's high rating (70th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Runge (73.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 713 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Runge. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Runge, see the exposure-zones guide.