McKittrick, MO
How exposed is McKittrick to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, McKittrick lands at the 59th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 83 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks McKittrick at the 61st national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 71.1% of McKittrick's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 28.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 59 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where McKittrick ranks
McKittrick scores 59th nationally and 52nd within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McKittrick ranks 12,957 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,766 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 511 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
McKittrick and the insurance market
McKittrick's elevated wildfire rating (59th 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.
Hardening a home in McKittrick
McKittrick's 71.1% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 83 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for McKittrick. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond McKittrick, see the exposure-zones guide.