Pahrump, NV
Pahrump wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pahrump at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 27,326 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Pahrump at the 54th percentile, close to its 49th-percentile risk score.
Where Pahrump's buildings actually sit
Only 20% of Pahrump's 27,326 buildings carry Direct exposure and 30.8% carry Indirect; the remaining 49.3% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure. At 27,326 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Pahrump against the rest of the country
Pahrump ranks lower within Nevada (12th percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pahrump ranks 15,977 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 450 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nevada alone, it ranks 108 of 123 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nevada on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pahrump
At the 49th national percentile, Pahrump 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 Pahrump
With 49.3% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Pahrump gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Pahrump's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 27,326 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pahrump. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pahrump's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.