Bennett, IA
How exposed is Bennett to wildfire?
USFS scores Bennett at the 5th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 263 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bennett's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 5th percentile nationally.
Where Bennett's buildings actually sit
Only 1.1% of Bennett's 263 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 98.9% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Bennett ranks
Bennett scores 5th nationally and 12th within Iowa — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bennett ranks 29,848 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,723 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 895 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bennett
Bennett's low wildfire rating (5th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Bennett
Even with 98.9% of Bennett outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bennett's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bennett's 29,848-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bennett's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.