New Hampton, MO
How exposed is New Hampton to wildfire?
New Hampton's 231 buildings earn a 73rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (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 Hampton at the 74th percentile, close to its 73rd-percentile risk score.
New Hampton's building exposure, zone by zone
62.3% of New Hampton's 231 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 37.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How New Hampton compares
There's little gap between New Hampton's 73rd national percentile and its 87th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Hampton ranks 8,640 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,767 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 141 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
New Hampton and the insurance market
New Hampton's high rating (73rd 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.
Hardening a home in New Hampton
New Hampton's 62.3% 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.
Where New Hampton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 231 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for New Hampton. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Hampton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.