Nora Springs, IA
Nora Springs wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Nora Springs lands at the 22nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 895 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Nora Springs at the 21st percentile, close to its 22nd-percentile risk score.
Nora Springs's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Nora Springs's buildings (85.1% of 895) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Nora Springs compares
Nora Springs's risk sits at a similar level relative to Iowa (35th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (22nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nora Springs ranks 24,642 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,767 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 660 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nora Springs
At the 22nd national percentile, Nora Springs rates moderate 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 Nora Springs
Even with 85.1% of Nora Springs outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Nora Springs's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Nora Springs's 24,642-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Nora Springs's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.