Arivaca Junction, AZ
Arivaca Junction, AZ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Arivaca Junction lands at the 93rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 482 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Arivaca Junction at the 93rd national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 53.1% of Arivaca Junction's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 46.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 256 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Arivaca Junction ranks
Inside Arizona, Arivaca Junction sits at just the 71st percentile even though it scores 93rd 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, Arivaca Junction ranks 2,163 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,662 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 130 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 93rd percentile nationally, Arivaca Junction carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 53.1% of Arivaca Junction 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 482 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Arivaca Junction. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Arivaca Junction, see the exposure-zones guide.