Weston, TX
Weston, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Weston at the 75th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 284 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Weston at the 74th national percentile — 1 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
284 buildings are counted in Weston, and 84.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Weston ranks
Weston's 75th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 45th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 29 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weston ranks 8,020 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,079 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 986 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 75th percentile nationally, Weston 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 Weston (84.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Weston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Weston's 8,020-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Weston's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.