Rector, AR
Rector, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Rector sits at the 27th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,240 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rector's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
Rector's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Rector's buildings (45.9% of 1,240) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Rector compares
Rector's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (12th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (27th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rector ranks 23,154 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,408 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 538 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Rector and the insurance market
Rector's moderate rating (27th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 45.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Rector gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Rector's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Rector's 23,154-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rector's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.