Tierra Grande, TX
How exposed is Tierra Grande to wildfire?
Tierra Grande's 214 buildings earn a 24th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Tierra Grande at the 24th percentile, close to its 24th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 70.1% of Tierra Grande's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 29.9% Minimal share — a profile where 150 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Tierra Grande against the rest of the country
Tierra Grande ranks lower within Texas (2nd percentile statewide) than its 24th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tierra Grande ranks 23,962 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,349 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,765 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Tierra Grande
At the 24th national percentile, Tierra Grande rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 70.1% of Tierra Grande 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.
Where Tierra Grande's figures come from
Tierra Grande's 24th-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 Tierra Grande's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.