Puxico, MO
How exposed is Puxico to wildfire?
Puxico's 575 buildings earn a 49th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Puxico at the 52nd percentile, close to its 49th-percentile risk score.
Where Puxico's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 77.4% of Puxico's 575 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 22.6% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Puxico compares
Puxico ranks lower within Missouri (32nd percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Puxico ranks 15,945 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,173 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 727 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Puxico
Puxico's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Puxico
Because 77.4% of Puxico'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.
Where Puxico's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Puxico's 15,945-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Puxico's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.