Guttenberg, IA
How exposed is Guttenberg to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Guttenberg lands at the 26th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 1,370 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Guttenberg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 25th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
1,370 buildings are counted in Guttenberg, and 81% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 19.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Guttenberg compares
Guttenberg scores 26th nationally and 39th 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, Guttenberg ranks 23,476 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,747 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 617 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Guttenberg and the insurance market
At the 26th national percentile, Guttenberg rates moderate 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
Guttenberg's 81% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Guttenberg's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Guttenberg's 23,476-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Guttenberg's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.