Meadview, AZ
How exposed is Meadview to wildfire?
Meadview's 2,232 buildings earn a 92nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Meadview at the 91st percentile, close to its 92nd-percentile risk score.
Where Meadview's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Meadview: 58.2% of its 2,232 buildings, versus 41.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Meadview compares
Meadview ranks lower within Arizona (66th percentile statewide) than its 92nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Meadview ranks 2,634 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,857 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 150 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 92nd percentile nationally, Meadview 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 Meadview
Because Direct exposure dominates in Meadview (58.2%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,232 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Meadview. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Meadview, see the exposure-zones guide.