Sundance, NM
How exposed is Sundance to wildfire?
Sundance's 247 buildings earn a 44th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sundance's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
Sundance's building exposure, zone by zone
247 buildings are counted in Sundance, and 100% 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.
Where Sundance ranks
Sundance's 44th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 10th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 34 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sundance ranks 17,689 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,240 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 445 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 44th national percentile, Sundance rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sundance (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sundance's figures come from
Sundance's 44th-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 Sundance's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.