Randolph, MO
Randolph wildfire risk explained
Randolph's 76 buildings earn a 50th-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 Randolph at the 52nd percentile, close to its 50th-percentile risk score.
Where Randolph's buildings actually sit
65.8% of Randolph's 76 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 6.6% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Randolph compares
Randolph's 50th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 33rd ranking inside Missouri does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 17 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Randolph ranks 15,663 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,054 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 709 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Randolph
Randolph's elevated wildfire rating (50th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 65.8% of Randolph outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Randolph's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 76 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Randolph. The exposure-zones guide covers what Randolph's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.