Cordova, NE
Cordova, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cordova lands at the 20th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 157 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cordova's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Cordova's building exposure, zone by zone
75.8% of Cordova's 157 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 24.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Cordova compares
Cordova's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (10th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (20th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cordova ranks 25,343 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,574 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 528 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Cordova and the insurance market
Cordova's low rating (20th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Cordova's 75.8% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Cordova's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 157 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cordova. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cordova's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.