Hanksville, VT
Hanksville, VT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Hanksville at the 15th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 38 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hanksville at the 15th percentile, close to its 15th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
100% of Hanksville's 38 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 38 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Hanksville compares
Compare Hanksville's two percentiles: 44th within Vermont, only 15th nationally — a gap of 29 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hanksville ranks 26,767 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,220 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 100 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Hanksville and the insurance market
Hanksville's low rating (15th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Hanksville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Hanksville (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hanksville's figures come from
Hanksville's 15th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hanksville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.