Delta, CO
Delta, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Delta's 4,895 buildings earn a 38th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Delta's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
4,895 buildings are counted in Delta, and 46.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 16.1% in Direct exposure or the 37.3% rated Minimal.
How Delta compares
Delta ranks lower within Colorado (7th percentile statewide) than its 38th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Delta ranks 19,656 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,495 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 441 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Delta
Delta's moderate wildfire rating (38th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 46.6% of Delta's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Delta's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Delta's 19,656-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Delta's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.