Durham, KS
How exposed is Durham to wildfire?
Durham's 121 buildings earn a 54th-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.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Durham at the 47th national percentile — 7 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Durham's building exposure, zone by zone
76.9% of Durham's 121 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 23.1% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Durham ranks
Durham scores 54th nationally and 39th within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Durham ranks 14,621 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,107 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 439 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Durham
At the 54th national percentile, Durham rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Durham
Even with 76.9% of Durham outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Durham's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Durham's 14,621-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Durham's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.