Keota, IA
How exposed is Keota to wildfire?
Keota sits at the 14th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 625 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Keota at the 13th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Keota's buildings (97.4% of 625) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Keota ranks
Keota's risk sits at a similar level relative to Iowa (23rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (14th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Keota ranks 27,226 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,505 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 779 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 14th national percentile, Keota rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 97.4% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Keota gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Keota's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 625 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Keota. The exposure-zones guide covers what Keota's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.