University Park, NM
How exposed is University Park to wildfire?
University Park sits at the 40th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 695 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts University Park at the 38th percentile, close to its 40th-percentile risk score.
Where University Park's buildings actually sit
695 buildings are counted in University Park, and 47.5% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 5.3% in Direct exposure or the 47.2% rated Minimal.
How University Park compares
University Park's 40th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 8th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 32 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, University Park ranks 19,008 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,720 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 456 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
University Park and the insurance market
At the 40th national percentile, University Park rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in University Park
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in University Park (47.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 695 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for University Park. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond University Park, see the exposure-zones guide.