Astoria, SD
Astoria wildfire risk explained
Astoria's 126 buildings earn a 59th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Astoria at the 54th percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
126 buildings are counted in Astoria, and 50.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Astoria ranks
Astoria's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Dakota (45th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (59th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Astoria ranks 12,999 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,918 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 244 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Astoria's elevated rating (59th 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 50.8% of Astoria 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.
Where Astoria's figures come from
Astoria's 59th-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 Astoria's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.