Dallas, SD
Dallas wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Dallas at the 49th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 169 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dallas's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 47th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
169 buildings are counted in Dallas, and 67.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 32.5% rated Minimal.
Dallas against the rest of the country
Dallas ranks lower within South Dakota (28th percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dallas ranks 15,954 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,083 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Dakota alone, it ranks 314 of 439 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Dakota on its state page.
Dallas and the insurance market
Dallas's elevated wildfire rating (49th 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.
Hardening a home in Dallas
Dallas's 67.5% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Dallas's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 169 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dallas. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dallas's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.