Aurora Springs, MO
Aurora Springs wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Aurora Springs lands at the 73rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 116 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Aurora Springs at the 75th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Aurora Springs: 100% of its 116 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Aurora Springs against the rest of the country
Aurora Springs's risk sits at a similar level relative to Missouri (87th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (73rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Aurora Springs ranks 8,665 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,363 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 142 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Aurora Springs and the insurance market
At the 73rd percentile nationally, Aurora Springs carries the 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Aurora Springs 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 116 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Aurora Springs. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Aurora Springs, see the exposure-zones guide.