New Edinburg, AR
How exposed is New Edinburg to wildfire?
New Edinburg sits at the 55th 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 136 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 New Edinburg at the 55th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in New Edinburg: 100% of its 136 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where New Edinburg ranks
New Edinburg's 55th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 33rd ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 23 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Edinburg ranks 14,140 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,432 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 414 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
New Edinburg and the insurance market
At the 55th national percentile, New Edinburg rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of New Edinburg in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 136 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Edinburg. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond New Edinburg, see the exposure-zones guide.