River Park, FL
River Park, FL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, River Park lands at the 80th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,876 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks River Park at the 78th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
50.4% of River Park's 2,876 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 8.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How River Park compares
River Park's 80th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 48th ranking inside Florida does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 32 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, River Park ranks 6,328 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,620 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 501 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in River Park
River Park's high rating (80th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
River Park's 50.4% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where River Park's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,876 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for River Park. The exposure-zones guide covers what River Park's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.