Akron, IA
Akron wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Akron at the 55th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 867 actual buildings. (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 49th percentile nationally.
Akron's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 83.6% of Akron's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 16.4% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Akron against the rest of the country
Compare Akron's two percentiles: 75th within Iowa, only 55th nationally — a gap of 20 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Akron ranks 14,210 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,012 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 256 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Akron and the insurance market
At the 55th national percentile, Akron rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Akron's 83.6% 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.
Where Akron's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 867 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Akron. The exposure-zones guide covers what Akron's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.