Gravois Mills, MO
Gravois Mills, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Gravois Mills sits at the 76th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 155 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gravois Mills's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Gravois Mills: 78.1% of its 155 buildings, versus 9.7% Indirect and 12.3% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Gravois Mills ranks
Gravois Mills's 92nd-percentile standing inside Missouri outpaces its 76th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gravois Mills ranks 7,597 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,659 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 83 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gravois Mills
Gravois Mills's 76th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in Gravois Mills
With 78.1% of Gravois Mills in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Gravois Mills's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 155 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gravois Mills. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gravois Mills's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.