Bennington, ID
Bennington, ID's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bennington sits at the 76th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 256 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bennington at the 73rd percentile, close to its 76th-percentile risk score.
Where Bennington's buildings actually sit
256 buildings are counted in Bennington, and 74.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Bennington against the rest of the country
Bennington ranks lower within Idaho (43rd percentile statewide) than its 76th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bennington ranks 7,434 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,936 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 133 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
Bennington and the insurance market
Bennington's high rating (76th 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.
Hardening a home in Bennington
Bennington's 74.2% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 256 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bennington. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bennington, see the exposure-zones guide.