Valera, TX
Valera, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Valera sits at the 94th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 91 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Valera's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 93rd percentile nationally.
Valera's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Valera: 55% of its 91 buildings, versus 45.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Valera compares
Valera scores 94th nationally and 93rd within Texas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Valera ranks 2,029 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,478 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 135 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Valera
Valera's very high rating (94th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Valera
With 55% of Valera 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 Valera's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Valera's 2,029-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Valera's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.