Humboldt, KS
Humboldt, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Humboldt lands at the 51st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,331 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Humboldt at the 51st national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Humboldt's buildings actually sit
Only 14.1% of Humboldt's 1,331 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 85.9% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Humboldt compares
Humboldt ranks lower within Kansas (34th percentile statewide) than its 51st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Humboldt ranks 15,344 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,922 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 473 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Humboldt
Humboldt's elevated rating (51st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Humboldt
Humboldt's 85.9% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Humboldt's figures come from
Humboldt's 51st-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 Humboldt's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.