Caddo Valley, AR
Caddo Valley, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Caddo Valley lands at the 63rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 404 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Caddo Valley at the 65th percentile, close to its 63rd-percentile risk score.
Caddo Valley's building exposure, zone by zone
84.4% of Caddo Valley's 404 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 341 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 15.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Caddo Valley ranks
Caddo Valley ranks lower within Arkansas (48th percentile statewide) than its 63rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Caddo Valley ranks 11,587 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,131 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 322 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Caddo Valley
At the 63rd percentile nationally, Caddo Valley carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Caddo Valley's 84.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Caddo Valley's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Caddo Valley's 11,587-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Caddo Valley's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.