Villa del Sol, TX
Villa del Sol wildfire risk explained
Villa del Sol's 52 buildings earn a 53rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Villa del Sol at the 54th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Villa del Sol: 98.1% of its 52 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 1.9% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Villa del Sol ranks
Villa del Sol ranks lower within Texas (8th percentile statewide) than its 53rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Villa del Sol ranks 14,956 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,891 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,657 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Villa del Sol
Villa del Sol's elevated rating (53rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Villa del Sol
Villa del Sol's 98.1% 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.
More on how this number was built
Villa del Sol's 53rd-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 Villa del Sol, see the exposure-zones guide.