Taos Pueblo, NM
Taos Pueblo, NM's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Taos Pueblo at the 89th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 652 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Taos Pueblo at the 81st national percentile — 8 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Taos Pueblo's building exposure, zone by zone
86.8% of Taos Pueblo's 652 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 566 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 13.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Taos Pueblo ranks
Taos Pueblo ranks lower within New Mexico (72nd percentile statewide) than its 89th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Taos Pueblo ranks 3,593 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,178 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 141 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Taos Pueblo and the insurance market
At the 89th percentile nationally, Taos Pueblo carries the very 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 86.8% of Taos Pueblo in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Taos Pueblo's 89th-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 Taos Pueblo, see the exposure-zones guide.