Akron, CO
Akron, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Akron at the 73rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,222 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Akron's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 71st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
1,222 buildings are counted in Akron, and 82.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 12.3% in Direct exposure or the 5.1% rated Minimal.
Akron against the rest of the country
Akron's 73rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 42nd ranking inside Colorado does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 31 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Akron ranks 8,500 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,522 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 276 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 73rd percentile nationally, Akron 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 Akron
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Akron (82.7% 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
Akron's 73rd-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 Akron, see the exposure-zones guide.