Hugoton, KS
Hugoton, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hugoton's 2,323 buildings earn a 71st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hugoton at the 68th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Hugoton's buildings (64.6% of 2,323) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Hugoton ranks
Hugoton scores 71st nationally and 68th within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hugoton ranks 9,200 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,656 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 230 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Hugoton's high rating (71st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 64.6% of Hugoton outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Hugoton's figures come from
Hugoton's 71st-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 Hugoton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.