Hochatown, OK
Hochatown, OK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hochatown's 1,580 buildings earn a 82nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hochatown at the 85th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Hochatown's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 98.6% of Hochatown's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 1.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,558 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Hochatown compares
Hochatown's 82nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 26th ranking inside Oklahoma does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 56 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hochatown ranks 5,584 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,836 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 616 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Hochatown and the insurance market
At the 82nd percentile nationally, Hochatown 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 Hochatown
Hochatown's 98.6% 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 Hochatown's figures come from
Hochatown's 82nd-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 Hochatown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.