Marlow, OK
Marlow, OK's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Marlow at the 91st national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 2,950 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Marlow at the 91st national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Marlow's building exposure, zone by zone
57.4% of Marlow's 2,950 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 31.9% Direct and 10.7% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Marlow ranks
Marlow's 91st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 54th ranking inside Oklahoma does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 38 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Marlow ranks 2,741 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,512 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oklahoma alone, it ranks 386 of 834 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oklahoma on its state page.
Marlow and the insurance market
At the 91st percentile nationally, Marlow 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.
Hardening a home in Marlow
Marlow's 57.4% 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
Marlow's 91st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Marlow, see the exposure-zones guide.