Brentwood, MO
Brentwood, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Brentwood at the 45th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 3,324 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brentwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
Brentwood's building exposure, zone by zone
98.8% of Brentwood's 3,324 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 1.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Brentwood compares
Brentwood ranks lower within Missouri (23rd percentile statewide) than its 45th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brentwood ranks 17,484 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,012 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 815 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Brentwood and the insurance market
Brentwood's elevated rating (45th 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 Brentwood
With 98.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Brentwood gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,324 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brentwood. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Brentwood, see the exposure-zones guide.