Newburg, MO
How exposed is Newburg to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Newburg lands at the 68th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 288 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Newburg at the 69th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Newburg's buildings actually sit
Of Newburg's 288 counted buildings, 53.1% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Newburg compares
Newburg scores 68th nationally and 76th within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Newburg ranks 10,218 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,965 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 257 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Newburg
Newburg's high rating (68th 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
Newburg's 53.1% 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 Newburg's figures come from
Newburg's 68th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Newburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.