Wolfforth, TX
Wolfforth wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wolfforth lands at the 62nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,179 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wolfforth's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
87.4% of Wolfforth's 2,179 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 12.6% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Wolfforth against the rest of the country
Wolfforth ranks lower within Texas (17th percentile statewide) than its 62nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wolfforth ranks 11,991 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,996 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 1,493 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wolfforth
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Wolfforth 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
Wolfforth's 87.4% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wolfforth's 11,991-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Wolfforth, see the exposure-zones guide.