Lyndon, KS
How exposed is Lyndon to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lyndon lands at the 83rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 725 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lyndon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
Lyndon's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 23.6% of Lyndon's 725 buildings carry Direct exposure and 13.7% carry Indirect; the remaining 62.8% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Lyndon ranks
Lyndon's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (82nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (83rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lyndon ranks 5,420 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,391 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 131 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Lyndon and the insurance market
At the 83rd percentile nationally, Lyndon carries the very 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
Lyndon's 62.8% 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 Lyndon's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 725 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lyndon. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lyndon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.