Clarkston, UT
Clarkston wildfire risk explained
Clarkston sits at the 87th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 512 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clarkston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 87th percentile nationally.
Clarkston's building exposure, zone by zone
76.2% of Clarkston's 512 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 390 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 23.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0.8% are Minimal.
How Clarkston compares
Inside Utah, Clarkston sits at just the 48th percentile even though it scores 87th 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, Clarkston ranks 4,112 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,156 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 170 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 87th percentile nationally, Clarkston carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Clarkston
Clarkston's 76.2% 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 Clarkston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Clarkston's 4,112-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clarkston's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.