Elbing, KS
Elbing wildfire risk explained
Elbing's 129 buildings earn a 47th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Elbing's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 42nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Only 17.1% of Elbing's 129 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 83% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Elbing ranks
Elbing ranks lower within Kansas (25th percentile statewide) than its 47th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Elbing ranks 16,668 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,751 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 538 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Elbing and the insurance market
Elbing's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Elbing
With 83% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Elbing gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Elbing's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Elbing's 16,668-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Elbing's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.