Anthoston, KY
Anthoston wildfire risk explained
Anthoston sits at the 4th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 190 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Anthoston at the 4th percentile, close to its 4th-percentile risk score.
Anthoston's building exposure, zone by zone
73.2% of Anthoston's 190 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 139 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 26.8% are Minimal.
How Anthoston compares
Anthoston's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kentucky (1st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (4th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Anthoston ranks 30,199 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,244 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 549 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Anthoston
Anthoston's low rating (4th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Anthoston's 73.2% 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 Anthoston's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 190 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Anthoston. The exposure-zones guide covers what Anthoston's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.