Hillsdale, WY
Hillsdale, WY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hillsdale lands at the 80th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 62 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hillsdale at the 79th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Hillsdale's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Hillsdale's 62 counted buildings, 67.7% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Hillsdale against the rest of the country
Hillsdale's 80th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 51st ranking inside Wyoming does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 29 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hillsdale ranks 6,194 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,608 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 95 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 80th percentile nationally, Hillsdale carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Hillsdale
Hillsdale's 67.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Hillsdale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 62 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hillsdale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hillsdale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.