Wells, TX
Wells wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Wells at the 78th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 470 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wells at the 80th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Wells's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 58.5% of Wells's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 41.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 275 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Wells compares
Wells's 78th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 56th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 22 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wells ranks 6,916 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,881 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 795 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wells
At the 78th percentile nationally, Wells 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Wells (58.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 470 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wells. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wells, see the exposure-zones guide.