Gila Bend, AZ
Gila Bend, AZ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Gila Bend's 3,689 buildings earn a 56th-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, Gila Bend's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 56th percentile nationally.
Gila Bend's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Gila Bend: 70.7% of its 3,689 buildings, versus 29.1% Indirect and 0.2% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Gila Bend against the rest of the country
Gila Bend's 56th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 23rd ranking inside Arizona does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 33 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gila Bend ranks 14,014 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,541 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 341 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Gila Bend and the insurance market
At the 56th national percentile, Gila Bend 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 Direct exposure dominates in Gila Bend (70.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,689 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gila Bend. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Gila Bend, see the exposure-zones guide.