Labette, KS
Labette, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Labette's 52 buildings earn a 48th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Labette at the 49th percentile, close to its 48th-percentile risk score.
Where Labette's buildings actually sit
52 buildings are counted in Labette, and 84.6% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Labette against the rest of the country
Labette ranks lower within Kansas (27th percentile statewide) than its 48th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Labette ranks 16,477 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,874 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 527 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Labette
Labette's elevated wildfire rating (48th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Labette
Labette's 84.6% 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.
Where Labette's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Labette's 16,477-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Labette's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.