Clifton Hill, MO
Clifton Hill, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Clifton Hill's 102 buildings earn a 59th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Clifton Hill at the 61st percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 65.7% of Clifton Hill's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 34.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 67 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Clifton Hill ranks
Clifton Hill's risk sits at a similar level relative to Missouri (53rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (59th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clifton Hill ranks 12,860 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,957 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 501 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Clifton Hill and the insurance market
Clifton Hill's elevated wildfire rating (59th 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
With 65.7% of Clifton Hill in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Clifton Hill's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Clifton Hill's 12,860-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clifton Hill's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.