Del City, OK
Del City wildfire risk explained
Del City sits at the 60th 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 10,007 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Del City at the 61st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Del City's buildings actually sit
Most of Del City's buildings (98.5% of 10,007) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure. At 10,007 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Del City against the rest of the country
Del City ranks lower within Oklahoma (8th percentile statewide) than its 60th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Del City ranks 12,523 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,609 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 764 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 60th percentile nationally, Del 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 Del City
Del City's 98.5% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Del City's figures come from
Del City's 60th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Del City's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.