Kanorado, KS
Kanorado, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Kanorado at the 47th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 170 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kanorado's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Where Kanorado's buildings actually sit
Only 23.5% of Kanorado's 170 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 76.5% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Kanorado against the rest of the country
Kanorado ranks lower within Kansas (25th percentile statewide) than its 47th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kanorado ranks 16,701 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,026 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 541 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Kanorado and the insurance market
Kanorado's elevated rating (47th 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 Kanorado
With 76.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Kanorado gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Kanorado's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Kanorado's 16,701-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Kanorado's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.