North Washington, CO
North Washington, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts North Washington at the 22nd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 1,557 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, North Washington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 24th percentile nationally.
Where North Washington's buildings actually sit
99.6% of North Washington's 1,557 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 0.5% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How North Washington compares
Inside Colorado, North Washington sits at just the 2nd percentile even though it scores 22nd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, North Washington ranks 24,572 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,932 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 465 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
North Washington and the insurance market
North Washington's moderate rating (22nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 99.6% of North Washington 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 North Washington's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind North Washington's 24,572-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what North Washington's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.