Platteville, CO
Platteville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Platteville lands at the 55th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,325 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Platteville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
Where Platteville's buildings actually sit
Most of Platteville's buildings (76.8% of 1,325) 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.
Platteville against the rest of the country
Inside Colorado, Platteville sits at just the 24th percentile even though it scores 55th 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, Platteville ranks 14,078 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,954 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 361 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Platteville
At the 55th national percentile, Platteville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Platteville's 76.8% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Platteville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,325 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Platteville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Platteville's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.