Laredo, MO
How exposed is Laredo to wildfire?
Laredo sits at the 52nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 212 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Laredo at the 53rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Laredo's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 54.3% of Laredo's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 45.8% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Laredo ranks
There's little gap between Laredo's 52nd national percentile and its 37th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Laredo ranks 15,070 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,402 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 667 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Laredo and the insurance market
At the 52nd national percentile, Laredo rates elevated 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 Laredo
With 54.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Laredo gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Laredo's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Laredo's 15,070-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Laredo's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.