Leona, KS
Leona, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Leona at the 45th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 38 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 Leona at the 45th percentile, close to its 45th-percentile risk score.
Leona's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Leona's buildings (79% of 38) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Leona against the rest of the country
Leona's 45th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 22nd ranking inside Kansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 24 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leona ranks 17,299 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,205 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 565 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Leona
At the 45th national percentile, Leona rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Leona's 79% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 38 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Leona. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Leona, see the exposure-zones guide.