Bronaugh, MO
Bronaugh wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bronaugh lands at the 65th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 180 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bronaugh at the 66th percentile, close to its 65th-percentile risk score.
Where Bronaugh's buildings actually sit
Most of Bronaugh's buildings (55.6% of 180) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Bronaugh compares
Bronaugh scores 65th nationally and 69th within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bronaugh ranks 11,022 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,631 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 329 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 65th percentile nationally, Bronaugh carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Bronaugh
With 55.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Bronaugh 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
Bronaugh's 65th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Bronaugh, see the exposure-zones guide.