Junction City, KY
Junction City, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Junction City at the 39th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 1,460 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Junction City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Junction City's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 81.2% of Junction City's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 18.8% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,186 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Junction City against the rest of the country
Junction City's 67th-percentile standing inside Kentucky outpaces its 39th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Junction City ranks 19,340 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,355 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 185 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 39th national percentile, Junction City rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Junction City (81.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Junction City's 39th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Junction City, see the exposure-zones guide.