Santa Clara Pueblo, NM
How exposed is Santa Clara Pueblo to wildfire?
Santa Clara Pueblo sits at the 79th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 640 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Santa Clara Pueblo's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Santa Clara Pueblo's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 64.7% of Santa Clara Pueblo's 640 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 35.3% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Santa Clara Pueblo ranks
Santa Clara Pueblo's 79th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 51st ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 28 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Santa Clara Pueblo ranks 6,561 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,330 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 241 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Santa Clara Pueblo
At the 79th percentile nationally, Santa Clara Pueblo 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
Santa Clara Pueblo's 64.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Santa Clara Pueblo's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Santa Clara Pueblo's 6,561-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Santa Clara Pueblo's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.