Avalon, MO
How exposed is Avalon to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Avalon lands at the 65th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 84 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Avalon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
Where Avalon's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 51.2% of Avalon's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 48.8% Minimal share — a profile where 43 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Avalon ranks
Avalon's risk sits at a similar level relative to Missouri (69th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (65th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Avalon ranks 11,004 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,732 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 324 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Avalon and the insurance market
Avalon's high rating (65th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Avalon (51.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Avalon's 11,004-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Avalon, see the exposure-zones guide.