Ranchester, WY
Ranchester, WY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ranchester lands at the 90th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 503 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ranchester at the 93rd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Ranchester's buildings actually sit
503 buildings are counted in Ranchester, and 72% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 28% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Ranchester compares
Ranchester's risk sits at a similar level relative to Wyoming (92nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (90th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ranchester ranks 3,042 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,303 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 17 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
Ranchester and the insurance market
At the 90th percentile nationally, Ranchester carries the very 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
Because 72% of Ranchester'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 Ranchester's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ranchester's 3,042-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ranchester's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.