Thorntonville, TX
How exposed is Thorntonville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Thorntonville at the 80th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 525 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Thorntonville at the 77th national percentile — 4 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 53.7% of Thorntonville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 46.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 282 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Thorntonville compares
Inside Texas, Thorntonville sits at just the 61st percentile even though it scores 80th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Thorntonville ranks 6,286 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,951 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 697 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Thorntonville
At the 80th percentile nationally, Thorntonville 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.
Hardening a home in Thorntonville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Thorntonville (53.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Thorntonville's figures come from
Thorntonville's 80th-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 Thorntonville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.