Miller, MO
Miller wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Miller at the 68th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 559 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Miller at the 69th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Miller's buildings actually sit
Most of Miller's buildings (62.8%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Miller compares
Miller scores 68th nationally and 78th 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, Miller ranks 10,021 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,424 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 234 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Miller
At the 68th percentile nationally, Miller carries the 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 Miller
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Miller (62.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Miller's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Miller's 10,021-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Miller's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.