Brownington, MO
Brownington, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Brownington lands at the 74th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 65 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brownington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Where Brownington's buildings actually sit
65 buildings are counted in Brownington, and 75.4% 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 Brownington compares
Within Missouri, Brownington ranks higher (89th percentile) than it does nationally (74th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brownington ranks 8,322 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,459 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 118 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Brownington and the insurance market
At the 74th percentile nationally, Brownington 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 75.4% of Brownington in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Brownington's 74th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Brownington, see the exposure-zones guide.