Davis City, IA
Davis City, IA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Davis City's 210 buildings earn a 64th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Davis City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
210 buildings are counted in Davis City, and 75.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 24.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Davis City ranks
Compare Davis City's two percentiles: 87th within Iowa, only 64th nationally — a gap of 24 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Davis City ranks 11,498 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,474 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 131 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Davis City
At the 64th percentile nationally, Davis City 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.
Hardening a home in Davis City
Davis City's 75.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Davis City's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Davis City's 11,498-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Davis City's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.