Woodson, TX
Woodson wildfire risk explained
Woodson sits at the 96th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 277 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Woodson at the 95th national percentile — 0 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
277 buildings are counted in Woodson, and 57.8% 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.
How Woodson compares
There's little gap between Woodson's 96th national percentile and its 96th percentile inside Texas, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Woodson ranks 1,368 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,306 by building count (1 is largest). Within Texas alone, it ranks 72 of 1,795 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Texas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Woodson
At the 96th percentile nationally, Woodson carries the very 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 Woodson
Woodson's 57.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Woodson's figures come from
Woodson's 96th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Woodson's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.