Princeton, ID
Princeton wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Princeton at the 83rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 145 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Princeton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 84th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 55.9% of Princeton's 145 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 44.1% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Princeton against the rest of the country
Princeton ranks lower within Idaho (50th percentile statewide) than its 83rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Princeton ranks 5,482 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,067 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 116 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Princeton
Princeton's very high rating (83rd 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
Princeton's 55.9% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 145 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Princeton. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Princeton, see the exposure-zones guide.