Riceville, MT
Riceville, MT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Riceville lands at the 73rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 29 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 Riceville at the 70th percentile, close to its 73rd-percentile risk score.
Where Riceville's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Riceville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 29 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Riceville compares
Inside Montana, Riceville sits at just the 42nd percentile even though it scores 73rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riceville ranks 8,570 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,371 by building count (1 is largest). Within Montana alone, it ranks 276 of 475 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Montana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Riceville's high rating (73rd 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.
Hardening a home in Riceville
With 100% of Riceville 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
Riceville's 73rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Riceville, see the exposure-zones guide.