Barnhart, MO
Barnhart, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Barnhart sits at the 48th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,246 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Barnhart's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
Where Barnhart's buildings actually sit
Most of Barnhart's buildings (65.4%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Where Barnhart ranks
Barnhart ranks lower within Missouri (30th percentile statewide) than its 48th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Barnhart ranks 16,263 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,822 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 748 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Barnhart and the insurance market
Barnhart's elevated rating (48th 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 ember exposure the dominant pattern in Barnhart (65.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Barnhart's 16,263-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Barnhart, see the exposure-zones guide.