Dalton Gardens, ID
Dalton Gardens wildfire risk explained
Dalton Gardens sits at the 68th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,057 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dalton Gardens at the 61st national percentile — 8 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Dalton Gardens's 2,057 counted buildings, 50.3% carry Direct exposure and only 16.9% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Dalton Gardens ranks
Dalton Gardens's 68th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 34th ranking inside Idaho does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 34 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dalton Gardens ranks 9,951 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,320 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 153 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
Dalton Gardens and the insurance market
At the 68th percentile nationally, Dalton Gardens carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 50.3% of Dalton Gardens 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 Dalton Gardens's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,057 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dalton Gardens. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dalton Gardens's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.