Center Point, AR
How exposed is Center Point to wildfire?
USFS scores Center Point at the 60th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 166 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 Center Point at the 62nd percentile, close to its 60th-percentile risk score.
Where Center Point's buildings actually sit
88% of Center Point's 166 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 146 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 12.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Center Point against the rest of the country
Center Point's 60th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 41st ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 19 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Center Point ranks 12,659 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,161 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 362 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Center Point and the insurance market
Center Point's elevated wildfire rating (60th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Center Point (88%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Center Point's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 166 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Center Point. The exposure-zones guide covers what Center Point's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.