Denton, NE
Denton, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Denton sits at the 85th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 151 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Denton at the 80th national percentile — 5 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Denton's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 50.3% of Denton's 151 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 16.6% Direct and 33.1% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Denton ranks
Denton scores 85th nationally and 92nd within Nebraska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Denton ranks 4,793 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,849 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 46 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Denton's very high rating (85th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 50.3% of Denton'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 Denton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Denton's 4,793-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Denton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.