LaGrange, WY
How exposed is LaGrange to wildfire?
USFS scores LaGrange at the 79th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 211 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, LaGrange's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of LaGrange's buildings (75.4%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How LaGrange compares
LaGrange ranks lower within Wyoming (49th percentile statewide) than its 79th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, LaGrange ranks 6,541 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,465 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 99 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 79th percentile nationally, LaGrange carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in LaGrange (75.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 211 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for LaGrange. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond LaGrange, see the exposure-zones guide.