Stanton, TX
Stanton, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Stanton at the 67th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,545 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Stanton at the 62nd national percentile — 5 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Stanton's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 78% of Stanton's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 20.7% Direct and 1.3% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
How Stanton compares
Stanton ranks lower within Texas (24th 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, Stanton ranks 10,442 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,971 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,361 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Stanton and the insurance market
At the 67th percentile nationally, Stanton 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
Stanton's 78% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Stanton's figures come from
Stanton's 67th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Stanton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.