Sombrillo, NM
Sombrillo, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Sombrillo's 313 buildings earn a 67th-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 Sombrillo at the 64th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Sombrillo's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Sombrillo: 83.4% of its 313 buildings, versus 16.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Sombrillo against the rest of the country
Sombrillo ranks lower within New Mexico (38th percentile statewide) than its 67th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sombrillo ranks 10,437 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,290 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 309 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Sombrillo and the insurance market
Sombrillo's high rating (67th 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
Sombrillo's 83.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Sombrillo's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 313 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sombrillo. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sombrillo's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.