Riverton, IA
How exposed is Riverton to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Riverton at the 76th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 267 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Riverton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
Riverton's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Riverton (54.3% of 267 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 45.7% sit in the Direct zone.
How Riverton compares
Riverton's 98th-percentile standing inside Iowa outpaces its 76th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riverton ranks 7,629 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,600 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 20 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Riverton
At the 76th percentile nationally, Riverton 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Riverton's 54.3% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 267 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Riverton. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Riverton, see the exposure-zones guide.