Anchorage, KY
Anchorage, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Anchorage at the 12th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,214 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Anchorage's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Anchorage's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 93.6% of Anchorage's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 6.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,136 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Anchorage ranks
Anchorage's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kentucky (17th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (12th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Anchorage ranks 27,793 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,567 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 458 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Anchorage
Anchorage's low rating (12th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Anchorage
With 93.6% of Anchorage in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Anchorage's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Anchorage's 27,793-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Anchorage's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.