Lineville, IA
How exposed is Lineville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lineville lands at the 68th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 236 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lineville at the 70th percentile, close to its 68th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
236 buildings are counted in Lineville, and 62.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 37.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Lineville against the rest of the country
Lineville's 92nd-percentile standing inside Iowa outpaces its 68th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lineville ranks 10,017 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,589 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 82 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lineville
At the 68th percentile nationally, Lineville 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Lineville's 62.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lineville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lineville's 10,017-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lineville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.