Monticello, UT
Monticello, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Monticello's 1,134 buildings earn a 81st-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Monticello's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Monticello's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Monticello (68.3% of 1,134 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 31.7% sit in the Direct zone.
Monticello against the rest of the country
Monticello ranks lower within Utah (41st percentile statewide) than its 81st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Monticello ranks 5,940 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,056 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 192 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Monticello
At the 81st percentile nationally, Monticello 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 Monticello
Because 68.3% of Monticello's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,134 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Monticello. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Monticello, see the exposure-zones guide.