Park Center, CO
Park Center, CO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Park Center lands at the 90th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 1,945 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Park Center at the 88th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Park Center's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Park Center: 51.8% of its 1,945 buildings, versus 39.4% Indirect and 8.7% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Park Center against the rest of the country
Park Center's 90th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 74th ranking inside Colorado does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Park Center ranks 3,306 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,630 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 125 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 90th percentile nationally, Park Center carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Park Center
Because Direct exposure dominates in Park Center (51.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Park Center's figures come from
Park Center's 90th-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 Park Center's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.