Ranchettes, WY
Ranchettes wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ranchettes lands at the 85th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 4,544 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ranchettes at the 84th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 95.3% of Ranchettes's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 4.4% Indirect share and far above its 0.4% Minimal share — a profile where 4,329 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Ranchettes against the rest of the country
Ranchettes ranks lower within Wyoming (70th percentile statewide) than its 85th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ranchettes ranks 4,744 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,756 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 60 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Ranchettes's very high rating (85th 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 95.3% of Ranchettes in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,544 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ranchettes. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Ranchettes, see the exposure-zones guide.