Riverdale, UT
Riverdale, UT's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Riverdale sits at the 61st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,247 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Riverdale at the 61st percentile, close to its 61st-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Riverdale rates 94% Minimal exposure against just 6% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 3,247 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Riverdale ranks
Riverdale ranks lower within Utah (18th percentile statewide) than its 61st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riverdale ranks 12,402 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,107 by building count (1 is largest). Within Utah alone, it ranks 268 of 326 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Utah on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Riverdale
At the 61st percentile nationally, Riverdale carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 94% of Riverdale outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,247 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Riverdale. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Riverdale, see the exposure-zones guide.