Mabton, WA
Mabton wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Mabton at the 79th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 705 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mabton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 93.8% of Mabton's 705 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 5.8% Direct and 0.4% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Mabton compares
There's little gap between Mabton's 79th national percentile and its 74th percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mabton ranks 6,571 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,607 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 163 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Mabton and the insurance market
At the 79th percentile nationally, Mabton 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
Because 93.8% of Mabton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Mabton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mabton's 6,571-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mabton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.