Evanston, WY
Evanston wildfire risk explained
Evanston's 5,428 buildings earn a 74th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Evanston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
Where Evanston's buildings actually sit
5,428 buildings are counted in Evanston, and 82% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 18% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal. At 5,428 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Evanston ranks
Inside Wyoming, Evanston sits at just the 35th percentile even though it scores 74th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Evanston ranks 8,305 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,186 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 125 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Evanston and the insurance market
At the 74th percentile nationally, Evanston carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Evanston's 82% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 5,428 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Evanston. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Evanston, see the exposure-zones guide.