Connelsville, MO
Connelsville, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Connelsville at the 65th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 65 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Connelsville at the 68th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Connelsville's building exposure, zone by zone
65 buildings are counted in Connelsville, and 92.3% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Connelsville against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Connelsville's 65th national percentile and its 69th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Connelsville ranks 11,006 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,460 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 326 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Connelsville's high rating (65th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Connelsville (92.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 65 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Connelsville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Connelsville, see the exposure-zones guide.