Arlington, NE
How exposed is Arlington to wildfire?
USFS scores Arlington at the 52nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 668 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Arlington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Arlington rates 60.6% Minimal exposure against just 8.4% Direct and 31% Indirect — of 668 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Arlington ranks
Arlington scores 52nd nationally and 39th within Nebraska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arlington ranks 15,133 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,981 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 356 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Arlington's elevated rating (52nd 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
Even with 60.6% of Arlington outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Arlington's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 668 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Arlington. The exposure-zones guide covers what Arlington's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.