Antonito, CO
How exposed is Antonito to wildfire?
Antonito sits at the 29th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 564 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Antonito at the 26th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Antonito's buildings actually sit
98.2% of Antonito's 564 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 1.8% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Antonito ranks
Inside Colorado, Antonito sits at just the 4th percentile even though it scores 29th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Antonito ranks 22,366 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,335 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 455 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Antonito
At the 29th national percentile, Antonito rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Antonito's 98.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Antonito's figures come from
Antonito's 29th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Antonito's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.