Lake Bosworth, WA
Lake Bosworth wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lake Bosworth lands at the 22nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 585 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 Lake Bosworth at the 22nd percentile, close to its 22nd-percentile risk score.
Where Lake Bosworth's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 95.2% of Lake Bosworth's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 2.6% Indirect share and far above its 2.2% Minimal share — a profile where 557 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Lake Bosworth compares
Lake Bosworth's risk sits at a similar level relative to Washington (35th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (22nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lake Bosworth ranks 24,564 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,037 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 409 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 22nd national percentile, Lake Bosworth rates moderate 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 Lake Bosworth
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lake Bosworth (95.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Lake Bosworth's 22nd-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 Lake Bosworth, see the exposure-zones guide.