Kingsbury Colony, MT
Kingsbury Colony, MT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Kingsbury Colony lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 71 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Kingsbury Colony at the 58th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Kingsbury Colony's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Kingsbury Colony (78.9% of 71 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 21.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Kingsbury Colony against the rest of the country
Kingsbury Colony ranks lower within Montana (22nd percentile statewide) than its 57th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Kingsbury Colony ranks 13,497 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,249 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 373 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 57th national percentile, Kingsbury Colony rates elevated 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
Kingsbury Colony's 78.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 71 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Kingsbury Colony. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Kingsbury Colony, see the exposure-zones guide.