Mayer, AZ
Mayer, AZ's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Mayer at the 96th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 1,300 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mayer's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 95th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Mayer: 67.7% of its 1,300 buildings, versus 32.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Mayer compares
Mayer ranks lower within Arizona (79th percentile statewide) than its 96th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mayer ranks 1,187 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,074 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 95 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mayer
Mayer's very high rating (96th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mayer (67.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Mayer's 96th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Mayer, see the exposure-zones guide.