Mountain Village, AK
How exposed is Mountain Village to wildfire?
Mountain Village sits at the 65th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 275 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Mountain Village at the 70th percentile, close to its 65th-percentile risk score.
Where Mountain Village's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Mountain Village: 50.5% of its 275 buildings, versus 49.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Mountain Village ranks
Mountain Village ranks lower within Alaska (48th percentile statewide) than its 65th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mountain Village ranks 10,956 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,346 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alaska alone, it ranks 167 of 322 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alaska on its state page.
Mountain Village and the insurance market
Mountain Village's high rating (65th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Mountain Village's 50.5% 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.
Where Mountain Village's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 275 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mountain Village. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mountain Village's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.