Jensen, UT
Jensen wildfire risk explained
Jensen sits at the 64th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 355 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 Jensen at the 62nd percentile, close to its 64th-percentile risk score.
Jensen's building exposure, zone by zone
57.5% of Jensen's 355 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 204 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 40.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 2% are Minimal.
Where Jensen ranks
Jensen's 64th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 20th ranking inside Utah does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 44 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jensen ranks 11,488 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,205 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 261 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 64th percentile nationally, Jensen carries the 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 Jensen
Jensen's 57.5% 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 Jensen's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Jensen's 11,488-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Jensen's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.