Riverdale, NE
How exposed is Riverdale to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Riverdale lands at the 52nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 137 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Riverdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
Where Riverdale's buildings actually sit
87.6% of Riverdale's 137 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 12.4% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Riverdale ranks
Riverdale's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (39th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (52nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riverdale ranks 15,036 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,407 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 355 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 52nd national percentile, Riverdale rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Riverdale
With 87.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Riverdale gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
Riverdale's 52nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Riverdale, see the exposure-zones guide.