Sanctuary, TX
How exposed is Sanctuary to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Sanctuary at the 87th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 268 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Sanctuary at the 87th percentile, close to its 87th-percentile risk score.
Where Sanctuary's buildings actually sit
83.6% of Sanctuary's 268 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 224 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 16.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Sanctuary against the rest of the country
Sanctuary's risk sits at a similar level relative to Texas (77th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (87th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sanctuary ranks 4,237 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,590 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 412 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sanctuary
At the 87th percentile nationally, Sanctuary 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sanctuary (83.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sanctuary's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 268 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sanctuary. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sanctuary's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.