Haven, KS
Haven wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Haven lands at the 19th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 719 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Haven at the 16th percentile, close to its 19th-percentile risk score.
Where Haven's buildings actually sit
95.1% of Haven's 719 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 4.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Haven ranks
Haven ranks lower within Kansas (2nd percentile statewide) than its 19th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Haven ranks 25,649 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,465 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 709 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Haven
Haven's low rating (19th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Haven's 95.1% 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 Haven's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Haven's 25,649-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Haven's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.