Williamsburg, NM
How exposed is Williamsburg to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Williamsburg lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 397 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Williamsburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Williamsburg's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Williamsburg's buildings (94.7%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Williamsburg ranks
Williamsburg's 57th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 25th ranking inside New Mexico does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 32 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Williamsburg ranks 13,659 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,272 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Mexico alone, it ranks 373 of 495 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Mexico on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Williamsburg
Williamsburg's elevated rating (57th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Williamsburg (94.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Williamsburg's 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Williamsburg, see the exposure-zones guide.