Burrton, KS
Burrton, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Burrton at the 61st national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 559 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Burrton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
Where Burrton's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 91.1% of Burrton's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 8.9% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Burrton ranks
Burrton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (54th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (61st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Burrton ranks 12,229 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,420 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 329 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Burrton's high rating (61st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 91.1% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Burrton 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 559 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Burrton. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Burrton, see the exposure-zones guide.