La Cygne, KS
La Cygne wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, La Cygne lands at the 52nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 747 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts La Cygne at the 53rd percentile, close to its 52nd-percentile risk score.
Where La Cygne's buildings actually sit
Only 26.6% of La Cygne's 747 buildings carry Direct exposure and 1.2% carry Indirect; the remaining 72.2% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
La Cygne against the rest of the country
La Cygne ranks lower within Kansas (36th 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, La Cygne ranks 15,063 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,150 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 460 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 52nd national percentile, La Cygne rates elevated 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 72.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, La Cygne gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where La Cygne's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind La Cygne's 15,063-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what La Cygne's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.