Jasper, MO
Jasper, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Jasper at the 50th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 658 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jasper's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
Where Jasper's buildings actually sit
78% of Jasper's 658 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 22% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Jasper against the rest of the country
Inside Missouri, Jasper sits at just the 32nd percentile even though it scores 50th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jasper ranks 15,854 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,087 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 720 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 50th national percentile, Jasper rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Jasper
Even with 78% of Jasper 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.
More on how this number was built
Jasper's 50th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Jasper, see the exposure-zones guide.