Antioch, CA
Antioch wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Antioch at the 94th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 34,351 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Antioch's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 95th percentile nationally.
Where Antioch's buildings actually sit
53.8% of Antioch's 34,351 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 1.7% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself. At 34,351 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Antioch against the rest of the country
Antioch ranks lower within California (71st percentile statewide) than its 94th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Antioch ranks 1,880 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 316 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 452 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Because Antioch is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in Antioch
With 53.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Antioch gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Antioch's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Antioch's 1,880-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Antioch's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.