Vega, TX
Vega, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Vega's 756 buildings earn a 91st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Vega at the 89th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
62.3% of Vega's 756 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 37.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Vega compares
There's little gap between Vega's 91st national percentile and its 85th percentile inside Texas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Vega ranks 3,006 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,054 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 275 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Vega
At the 91st percentile nationally, Vega 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
Vega's 62.3% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Vega's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 756 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Vega. The exposure-zones guide covers what Vega's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.