Uvalde Estates, TX
How exposed is Uvalde Estates to wildfire?
Uvalde Estates sits at the 69th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,309 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 Uvalde Estates at the 66th percentile, close to its 69th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Uvalde Estates's 1,309 counted buildings, 99.8% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Uvalde Estates against the rest of the country
Uvalde Estates ranks lower within Texas (28th percentile statewide) than its 69th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Uvalde Estates ranks 9,942 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,032 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,304 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Uvalde Estates
At the 69th percentile nationally, Uvalde Estates carries the 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
Uvalde Estates's 99.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Uvalde Estates's figures come from
Uvalde Estates's 69th-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 Uvalde Estates's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.