Bluff City, AR
Bluff City, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bluff City's 117 buildings earn a 59th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bluff City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Bluff City's building exposure, zone by zone
117 buildings are counted in Bluff City, and 100% 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.
How Bluff City compares
Bluff City's 59th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 39th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 19 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bluff City ranks 13,070 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,287 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 373 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bluff City
Bluff City's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Bluff City
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bluff City (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bluff City's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 117 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bluff City. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bluff City's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.