Maquoketa, IA
Maquoketa, IA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Maquoketa sits at the 48th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,477 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Maquoketa's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 50th percentile nationally.
Maquoketa's building exposure, zone by zone
46.9% of Maquoketa's 3,477 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 6.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Maquoketa against the rest of the country
Maquoketa's 67th-percentile standing inside Iowa outpaces its 48th 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, Maquoketa ranks 16,288 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,800 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 338 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Maquoketa
At the 48th national percentile, Maquoketa rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Maquoketa
Even with 46.9% of Maquoketa outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Maquoketa's figures come from
Maquoketa's 48th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Maquoketa's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.