Bunceton, MO
Bunceton wildfire risk explained
Bunceton sits at the 52nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 280 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bunceton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 53rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Bunceton's buildings (58.9%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Bunceton against the rest of the country
Bunceton's 52nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 37th ranking inside Missouri does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 15 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bunceton ranks 15,092 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,189 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 668 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
Bunceton's elevated rating (52nd 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 Bunceton
Because 58.9% of Bunceton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Bunceton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bunceton's 15,092-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bunceton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.