Hinton, OK
Hinton wildfire risk explained
Hinton sits at the 83rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,307 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hinton at the 83rd percentile, close to its 83rd-percentile risk score.
Where Hinton's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Hinton (77.3% of 1,307 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 22.7% sit in the Direct zone.
How Hinton compares
Hinton's 83rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 28th ranking inside Oklahoma does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 55 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hinton ranks 5,302 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,043 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 600 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Hinton and the insurance market
At the 83rd percentile nationally, Hinton 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 Hinton
Hinton's 77.3% 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 Hinton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hinton's 5,302-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hinton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.