Atlantic City, WY
Atlantic City wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Atlantic City lands at the 82nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 141 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Atlantic City at the 76th percentile, close to its 82nd-percentile risk score.
Atlantic City's building exposure, zone by zone
100% of Atlantic City's 141 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 141 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Atlantic City ranks
Atlantic City ranks lower within Wyoming (56th percentile statewide) than its 82nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Atlantic City ranks 5,814 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,274 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 84 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Atlantic City and the insurance market
At the 82nd percentile nationally, Atlantic City 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.
Hardening a home in Atlantic City
Atlantic City's 100% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Atlantic City's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 141 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Atlantic City. The exposure-zones guide covers what Atlantic City's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.