Pasadena Hills, MO
Pasadena Hills, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Pasadena Hills sits at the 44th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 412 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pasadena Hills's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
Where Pasadena Hills's buildings actually sit
Most of Pasadena Hills's buildings (98.8% of 412) 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.
Pasadena Hills against the rest of the country
Inside Missouri, Pasadena Hills sits at just the 21st percentile even though it scores 44th 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, Pasadena Hills ranks 17,713 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,988 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 843 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Pasadena Hills and the insurance market
At the 44th national percentile, Pasadena Hills 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 Pasadena Hills
Even with 98.8% of Pasadena Hills 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 412 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pasadena Hills. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Pasadena Hills, see the exposure-zones guide.