Fayette, MO
Fayette wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Fayette lands at the 62nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,336 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fayette at the 63rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Fayette's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Fayette (72.4% of 1,336 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 27.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Fayette against the rest of the country
Fayette scores 62nd nationally and 60th 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, Fayette ranks 12,041 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,902 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 420 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Fayette
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Fayette 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.
Hardening a home in Fayette
Because 72.4% of Fayette'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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Fayette's 12,041-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Fayette, see the exposure-zones guide.