Darlington, MO
How exposed is Darlington to wildfire?
Darlington's 79 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Darlington at the 57th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 59.5% of Darlington's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 40.5% Minimal share — a profile where 47 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Darlington compares
Darlington scores 56th nationally and 45th within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Darlington ranks 13,808 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,930 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 584 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Darlington and the insurance market
Darlington's elevated wildfire rating (56th 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 Darlington
With 59.5% of Darlington 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 79 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Darlington. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Darlington, see the exposure-zones guide.