Farmington, MO
How exposed is Farmington to wildfire?
Farmington sits at the 59th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 6,065 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Farmington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
Where Farmington's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Farmington (82.7% of 6,065 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 17.3% sit in the Direct zone. At 6,065 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Farmington against the rest of the country
Farmington scores 59th nationally and 53rd within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Farmington ranks 12,861 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,854 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 502 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Farmington and the insurance market
At the 59th national percentile, Farmington rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 82.7% of Farmington'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.
More on how this number was built
Farmington's 59th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Farmington, see the exposure-zones guide.