Hoytsville, UT
Hoytsville wildfire risk explained
Hoytsville sits at the 94th 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 584 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 Hoytsville at the 90th percentile, close to its 94th-percentile risk score.
Where Hoytsville's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 92.3% of Hoytsville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 7.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 539 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Hoytsville ranks
Hoytsville ranks lower within Utah (74th percentile statewide) than its 94th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hoytsville ranks 1,967 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,053 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 86 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hoytsville
At the 94th percentile nationally, Hoytsville 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 92.3% of Hoytsville in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hoytsville's 1,967-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Hoytsville, see the exposure-zones guide.