Lepanto, AR
Lepanto, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Lepanto at the 3rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 911 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lepanto's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 3rd percentile nationally.
Where Lepanto's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 79.7% of Lepanto's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 20.3% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Lepanto against the rest of the country
Lepanto scores 3rd nationally and 2nd within Arkansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lepanto ranks 30,434 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,626 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 602 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lepanto
Lepanto's low wildfire rating (3rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Lepanto's 79.7% 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.
Where Lepanto's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lepanto's 30,434-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lepanto's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.