San Jon, NM
San Jon wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, San Jon lands at the 84th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 278 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, San Jon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 83rd percentile nationally.
Where San Jon's buildings actually sit
Most of San Jon's buildings (61.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where San Jon ranks
San Jon's 84th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 59th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 25 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, San Jon ranks 5,115 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,273 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 202 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in San Jon
At the 84th percentile nationally, San Jon carries the very 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in San Jon (61.5% 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
San Jon's 84th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond San Jon, see the exposure-zones guide.