Goodell, IA
Goodell, IA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Goodell sits at the 13th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 142 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Goodell at the 10th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Goodell's buildings actually sit
Most of Goodell's buildings (85.2% of 142) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Goodell against the rest of the country
Goodell scores 13th nationally and 22nd within Iowa — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Goodell ranks 27,573 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,204 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 791 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Goodell's low wildfire rating (13th 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 Goodell
Goodell's 85.2% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Goodell's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 142 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Goodell. The exposure-zones guide covers what Goodell's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.