Renick, MO
Renick, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Renick lands at the 53rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 129 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Renick at the 54th percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
Where Renick's buildings actually sit
59.7% of Renick's 129 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 40.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Renick ranks
Renick's risk sits at a similar level relative to Missouri (39th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (53rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Renick ranks 14,880 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,755 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 655 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Renick and the insurance market
Renick's elevated rating (53rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Renick
Renick's 59.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Renick's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Renick's 14,880-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Renick's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.