Clarendon, AR
Clarendon, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Clarendon lands at the 47th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,004 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clarendon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
1,004 buildings are counted in Clarendon, and 84.3% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 14.9% in Direct exposure or the 0.8% rated Minimal.
Where Clarendon ranks
Inside Arkansas, Clarendon sits at just the 22nd percentile even though it scores 47th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clarendon ranks 16,787 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,901 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 476 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Clarendon and the insurance market
Clarendon's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Clarendon (84.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Clarendon's figures come from
Clarendon's 47th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clarendon's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.