Magnolia, AR
How exposed is Magnolia to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Magnolia lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 5,552 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Magnolia at the 58th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Magnolia's building exposure, zone by zone
5,552 buildings are counted in Magnolia, and 87.4% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 12.6% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal. At 5,552 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Magnolia against the rest of the country
Magnolia ranks lower within Arkansas (37th percentile statewide) than its 57th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Magnolia ranks 13,451 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,104 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 389 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Magnolia
Magnolia's elevated rating (57th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Magnolia's 87.4% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 5,552 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Magnolia. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Magnolia, see the exposure-zones guide.