Meadowdale, WA
Meadowdale wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Meadowdale lands at the 7th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,111 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Meadowdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 7th percentile nationally.
Where Meadowdale's buildings actually sit
78.9% of Meadowdale's 1,111 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 21.1% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Meadowdale against the rest of the country
Meadowdale scores 7th nationally and 6th within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Meadowdale ranks 29,296 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,216 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 590 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Meadowdale
Meadowdale's low rating (7th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Meadowdale
Meadowdale's 78.9% 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Meadowdale's 29,296-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Meadowdale, see the exposure-zones guide.