Coupeville, WA
How exposed is Coupeville to wildfire?
USFS scores Coupeville at the 20th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 1,015 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Coupeville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
Coupeville's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Coupeville (68.5% of 1,015 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 10.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Coupeville ranks
Coupeville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Washington (31st 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, Coupeville ranks 25,289 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,838 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 437 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Coupeville
At the 20th national percentile, Coupeville rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Coupeville (68.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Coupeville's 25,289-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Coupeville, see the exposure-zones guide.