Skyline-Ganipa, NM
Skyline-Ganipa wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Skyline-Ganipa at the 46th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 477 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Skyline-Ganipa's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
477 buildings are counted in Skyline-Ganipa, and 94.3% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Skyline-Ganipa against the rest of the country
Skyline-Ganipa ranks lower within New Mexico (12th percentile statewide) than its 46th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Skyline-Ganipa ranks 17,146 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,764 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 433 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Skyline-Ganipa
Skyline-Ganipa's elevated wildfire rating (46th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Skyline-Ganipa
Because Direct exposure dominates in Skyline-Ganipa (94.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Skyline-Ganipa's 46th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Skyline-Ganipa, see the exposure-zones guide.