Meadville, MO
How exposed is Meadville to wildfire?
Meadville sits at the 54th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 355 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Meadville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
Meadville's building exposure, zone by zone
62.5% of Meadville's 355 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 37.5% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Meadville against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Meadville's 54th national percentile and its 40th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Meadville ranks 14,535 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,189 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 636 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Meadville
Meadville's elevated wildfire rating (54th 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
Even with 62.5% of Meadville outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Meadville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 355 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Meadville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Meadville's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.