Newark, MO
Newark, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Newark at the 58th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 105 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Newark at the 60th percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 67.6% of Newark's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 32.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 71 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Newark compares
There's little gap between Newark's 58th national percentile and its 51st percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newark ranks 13,115 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,806 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 524 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 58th national percentile, Newark rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Newark
Newark's 67.6% 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 Newark's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 105 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Newark. The exposure-zones guide covers what Newark's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.