Marion, OR
Marion wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Marion lands at the 21st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 254 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Marion's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 24th percentile nationally.
Where Marion's buildings actually sit
Of Marion's 254 counted buildings, 52.8% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Marion against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Marion's 21st national percentile and its 16th percentile inside Oregon, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Marion ranks 24,843 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,029 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 352 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Marion
Because Marion is in Oregon, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in Marion
Because Direct exposure dominates in Marion (52.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Marion's figures come from
Marion's 21st-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 Marion's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.