Monticello, AR
Monticello, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Monticello at the 53rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 4,027 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Monticello at the 53rd percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
Where Monticello's buildings actually sit
Most of Monticello's buildings (79.8%) 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.
Monticello against the rest of the country
Monticello's 53rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 29th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 24 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Monticello ranks 14,928 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,219 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 437 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Monticello
Monticello's elevated rating (53rd 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 Monticello
Monticello's 79.8% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,027 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Monticello. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Monticello, see the exposure-zones guide.