Westway, TX
Westway, TX's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Westway sits at the 49th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,417 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Westway at the 46th percentile, close to its 49th-percentile risk score.
Westway's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Westway (96.5% of 1,417 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 3.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Westway ranks
Westway ranks lower within Texas (6th percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Westway ranks 16,215 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,557 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,693 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Westway
Westway's elevated rating (49th 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 Westway
Because 96.5% of Westway's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,417 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Westway. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Westway, see the exposure-zones guide.