Riverton, KS
How exposed is Riverton to wildfire?
Riverton sits at the 68th 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 569 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 Riverton at the 69th percentile, close to its 68th-percentile risk score.
Where Riverton's buildings actually sit
569 buildings are counted in Riverton, and 57.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 2.8% rated Minimal.
Where Riverton ranks
Riverton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kansas (63rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (68th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riverton ranks 10,243 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,264 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 265 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Riverton's high rating (68th 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 Riverton
With 57.5% of Riverton 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
Riverton's 68th-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 Riverton, see the exposure-zones guide.