Burlington Junction, MO
How exposed is Burlington Junction to wildfire?
Burlington Junction sits at the 24th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 392 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Burlington Junction at the 23rd percentile, close to its 24th-percentile risk score.
Burlington Junction's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Burlington Junction's buildings (69.6% of 392) 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.
Burlington Junction against the rest of the country
Burlington Junction ranks lower within Missouri (8th percentile statewide) than its 24th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burlington Junction ranks 24,081 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,367 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 982 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Burlington Junction and the insurance market
Burlington Junction's moderate wildfire rating (24th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Burlington Junction's 69.6% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Burlington Junction's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 392 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Burlington Junction. The exposure-zones guide covers what Burlington Junction's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.