Armstrong, MO
Armstrong, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Armstrong at the 58th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 227 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Armstrong at the 59th percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
227 buildings are counted in Armstrong, and 50.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 49.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Armstrong compares
Armstrong's risk sits at a similar level relative to Missouri (50th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (58th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Armstrong ranks 13,272 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,888 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 531 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Armstrong's elevated rating (58th 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
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Armstrong (50.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 227 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Armstrong. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Armstrong, see the exposure-zones guide.