Elkton, OR
Elkton wildfire risk explained
Elkton's 159 buildings earn a 50th-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, Elkton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Where Elkton's buildings actually sit
64.8% of Elkton's 159 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 35.2% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Elkton against the rest of the country
Elkton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (46th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (50th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Elkton ranks 15,829 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,495 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 227 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Elkton and the insurance market
Elkton sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 50th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
Hardening a home in Elkton
Because 64.8% of Elkton'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 Elkton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Elkton's 15,829-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Elkton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.