Queen Valley, AZ
Queen Valley wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Queen Valley at the 94th national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 988 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Queen Valley's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 92nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
64.3% of Queen Valley's 988 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 35.7% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Queen Valley ranks
Queen Valley ranks lower within Arizona (72nd percentile statewide) than its 94th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Queen Valley ranks 1,975 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,020 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 125 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Queen Valley and the insurance market
Queen Valley's very high rating (94th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Queen Valley (64.3% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Queen Valley's 94th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Queen Valley, see the exposure-zones guide.