Leasburg, MO
How exposed is Leasburg to wildfire?
USFS scores Leasburg at the 67th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 198 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Leasburg at the 70th percentile, close to its 67th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 60.6% of Leasburg's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 39.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 120 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Leasburg against the rest of the country
Leasburg scores 67th nationally and 75th within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leasburg ranks 10,372 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,929 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 270 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 67th percentile nationally, Leasburg 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Leasburg (60.6%), 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
Leasburg's 67th-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 Leasburg, see the exposure-zones guide.