McCune, KS
How exposed is McCune to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, McCune lands at the 43rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 263 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts McCune at the 44th percentile, close to its 43rd-percentile risk score.
McCune's building exposure, zone by zone
63.9% of McCune's 263 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 36.1% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How McCune compares
McCune ranks lower within Kansas (19th percentile statewide) than its 43rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McCune ranks 17,896 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,728 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 582 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
McCune's elevated wildfire rating (43rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With 63.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, McCune gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where McCune's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 263 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for McCune. The exposure-zones guide covers what McCune's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.