Clarkton, MO
How exposed is Clarkton to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Clarkton lands at the 2nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 621 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clarkton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 2nd percentile nationally.
Clarkton's building exposure, zone by zone
69.2% of Clarkton's 621 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 30.8% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Clarkton compares
There's little gap between Clarkton's 2nd national percentile and its 3rd percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clarkton ranks 30,926 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,544 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 1,035 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Clarkton
At the 2nd national percentile, Clarkton rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Clarkton
Even with 69.2% of Clarkton outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Clarkton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 621 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Clarkton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clarkton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.