Foristell, MO
Foristell wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Foristell lands at the 58th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 465 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Foristell at the 60th percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
Foristell's building exposure, zone by zone
465 buildings are counted in Foristell, and 75.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Foristell ranks
Foristell scores 58th nationally and 49th 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, Foristell ranks 13,364 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,980 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 541 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Foristell's elevated wildfire rating (58th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Foristell
Foristell's 75.9% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Foristell's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 465 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Foristell. The exposure-zones guide covers what Foristell's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.