Linn Valley, KS
Linn Valley, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Linn Valley at the 63rd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 804 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Linn Valley at the 65th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Linn Valley's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Linn Valley: 59.2% of its 804 buildings, versus 40.1% Indirect and 0.8% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Linn Valley ranks
Linn Valley's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (58th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (63rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Linn Valley ranks 11,534 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,597 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 305 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 63rd percentile nationally, Linn Valley 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
With 59.2% of Linn Valley in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 804 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Linn Valley. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Linn Valley, see the exposure-zones guide.