Aplington, IA
How exposed is Aplington to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Aplington lands at the 25th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 637 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Aplington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 24th percentile nationally.
Where Aplington's buildings actually sit
92.3% of Aplington's 637 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 7.7% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Aplington ranks
There's little gap between Aplington's 25th national percentile and its 38th percentile inside Iowa, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Aplington ranks 23,757 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,378 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 631 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Aplington and the insurance market
At the 25th national percentile, Aplington rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Aplington
With 92.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Aplington gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Aplington's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Aplington's 23,757-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Aplington's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.