Moscow Mills, MO
Moscow Mills wildfire risk explained
Moscow Mills sits at the 49th 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 1,285 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Moscow Mills at the 52nd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Moscow Mills (48.8% of 1,285 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 30.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Moscow Mills against the rest of the country
Moscow Mills ranks lower within Missouri (31st percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Moscow Mills ranks 16,105 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,163 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 735 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Moscow Mills
Moscow Mills's elevated rating (49th 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 Moscow Mills
Moscow Mills's 48.8% 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
Moscow Mills's 49th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Moscow Mills, see the exposure-zones guide.