Mitchell, OR
How exposed is Mitchell to wildfire?
USFS scores Mitchell at the 94th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 162 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mitchell's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 94th percentile nationally.
Mitchell's building exposure, zone by zone
162 buildings are counted in Mitchell, and 61.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Mitchell ranks
Mitchell's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (82nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (94th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mitchell ranks 1,837 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,352 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 78 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Mitchell's 94th-percentile score lands in Oregon, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. Oregon's own hazard map feeds directly into that disclosure requirement. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
What would actually reduce this score
Mitchell's 61.7% 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 162 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mitchell. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Mitchell, see the exposure-zones guide.