Quincy, WA
Quincy, WA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Quincy lands at the 80th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,798 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Quincy at the 79th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Quincy's buildings actually sit
Only 4.6% of Quincy's 2,798 buildings carry Direct exposure and 1.4% carry Indirect; the remaining 94% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Quincy against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Quincy's 80th national percentile and its 74th percentile inside Washington, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Quincy ranks 6,413 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,766 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 162 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 80th percentile nationally, Quincy carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 94% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Quincy gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Quincy's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,798 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Quincy. The exposure-zones guide covers what Quincy's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.