Byrnes Mill, MO
How exposed is Byrnes Mill to wildfire?
USFS scores Byrnes Mill at the 48th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,413 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Byrnes Mill at the 49th percentile, close to its 48th-percentile risk score.
Where Byrnes Mill's buildings actually sit
1,413 buildings are counted in Byrnes Mill, and 67.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0.4% rated Minimal.
How Byrnes Mill compares
Byrnes Mill ranks lower within Missouri (29th percentile statewide) than its 48th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Byrnes Mill ranks 16,326 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,569 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 750 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
At the 48th national percentile, Byrnes Mill rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Byrnes Mill
Because Direct exposure dominates in Byrnes Mill (67.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Byrnes Mill's 16,326-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Byrnes Mill, see the exposure-zones guide.