Paxton, NE
How exposed is Paxton to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Paxton lands at the 71st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 532 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 Paxton at the 70th percentile, close to its 71st-percentile risk score.
Where Paxton's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Paxton (88.7% of 532 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 11.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Paxton ranks
Paxton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (70th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (71st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Paxton ranks 9,271 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,836 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 175 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Paxton's high rating (71st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 88.7% of Paxton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 532 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Paxton. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Paxton, see the exposure-zones guide.