Vadito, NM
How exposed is Vadito to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Vadito lands at the 97th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 221 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Vadito's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 94th percentile nationally.
Where Vadito's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Vadito's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 221 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Vadito compares
Vadito scores 97th nationally and 93rd within New Mexico — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Vadito ranks 826 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,088 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 34 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 97th percentile nationally, Vadito 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Vadito 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
Vadito's 97th-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 Vadito, see the exposure-zones guide.