Aspen, CO
Aspen, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Aspen's 2,568 buildings earn a 75th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Aspen's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 67th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Aspen (76.9% of 2,568 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 23.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Aspen ranks
Inside Colorado, Aspen sits at just the 45th percentile even though it scores 75th 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, Aspen ranks 7,754 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,165 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 260 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Aspen
Aspen's high rating (75th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Aspen (76.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Aspen's figures come from
Aspen's 75th-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 Aspen's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.