Leadville North, CO
Leadville North wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Leadville North at the 47th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 825 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Leadville North's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
Leadville North's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Leadville North's buildings (65%) 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 Leadville North compares
Leadville North ranks lower within Colorado (14th percentile statewide) than its 47th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leadville North ranks 16,661 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,392 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 407 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Leadville North and the insurance market
Leadville North's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 65% of Leadville North's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Leadville North's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Leadville North's 16,661-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Leadville North's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.