Westwood Shores, TX
How exposed is Westwood Shores to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Westwood Shores lands at the 73rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 767 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Westwood Shores at the 74th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Westwood Shores's buildings actually sit
767 buildings are counted in Westwood Shores, and 69.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 5.4% rated Minimal.
Where Westwood Shores ranks
Westwood Shores's 73rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 40th ranking inside Texas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 34 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Westwood Shores ranks 8,494 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,951 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,088 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Westwood Shores
At the 73rd percentile nationally, Westwood Shores 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.
Hardening a home in Westwood Shores
With 69.6% of Westwood Shores in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Westwood Shores's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Westwood Shores's 8,494-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Westwood Shores's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.