Camdenton, MO
Camdenton, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Camdenton at the 79th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,795 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Camdenton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 81st percentile nationally.
Where Camdenton's buildings actually sit
Most of Camdenton's buildings (51.5%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Camdenton against the rest of the country
Within Missouri, Camdenton ranks higher (96th percentile) than it does nationally (79th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Camdenton ranks 6,493 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,085 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 43 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Camdenton and the insurance market
Camdenton's high rating (79th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Camdenton's 51.5% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Camdenton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Camdenton's 6,493-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Camdenton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.