Rhododendron, OR
Rhododendron wildfire risk explained
Rhododendron's 280 buildings earn a 96th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Rhododendron at the 96th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Rhododendron's building exposure, zone by zone
280 buildings are counted in Rhododendron, and 100% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Rhododendron against the rest of the country
Rhododendron's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (86th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (96th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rhododendron ranks 1,303 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,201 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 60 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Rhododendron's 96th-percentile score lands in Oregon, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. Oregon's own hazard map feeds directly into that disclosure requirement. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Rhododendron (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 280 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rhododendron. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Rhododendron, see the exposure-zones guide.