Kingdom City, MO
How exposed is Kingdom City to wildfire?
Kingdom City sits at the 52nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 198 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Kingdom City's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
Kingdom City's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 46% of Kingdom City's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 27.3% Indirect share and far above its 26.8% Minimal share — a profile where 91 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Kingdom City compares
Kingdom City ranks lower within Missouri (37th percentile statewide) than its 52nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kingdom City ranks 15,159 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,928 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 675 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 52nd national percentile, Kingdom City 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 Kingdom City
Kingdom City's 46% 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.
More on how this number was built
Kingdom City's 52nd-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 Kingdom City, see the exposure-zones guide.