Burlington, KY
How exposed is Burlington to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Burlington lands at the 18th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 5,248 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Burlington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 19th percentile nationally.
Where Burlington's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 51% of Burlington's 5,248 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 49% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to. At 5,248 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Burlington ranks
Burlington's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kentucky (29th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (18th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burlington ranks 25,940 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,284 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 391 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Burlington's low rating (18th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 51% of Burlington'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 Burlington's figures come from
Burlington's 18th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Burlington's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.