Greeley County unified government (balance), KS
Greeley County unified government (balance), KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Greeley County unified government (balance) at the 46th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,341 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Greeley County unified government (balance)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Greeley County unified government (balance): 74.5% of its 1,341 buildings, versus 23% Indirect and 2.5% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Greeley County unified government (balance) against the rest of the country
Inside Kansas, Greeley County unified government (balance) sits at just the 24th percentile even though it scores 46th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Greeley County unified government (balance) ranks 16,954 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,875 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 550 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Greeley County unified government (balance)
Greeley County unified government (balance)'s elevated wildfire rating (46th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Greeley County unified government (balance) (74.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Greeley County unified government (balance)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,341 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Greeley County unified government (balance). The exposure-zones guide covers what Greeley County unified government (balance)'s dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.