Rock Point, AZ
Rock Point wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Rock Point at the 27th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 298 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rock Point's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 92% of Rock Point's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 8.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 274 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Rock Point ranks
Inside Arizona, Rock Point sits at just the 7th percentile even though it scores 27th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rock Point ranks 22,869 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,674 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 411 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rock Point
Rock Point's moderate wildfire rating (27th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Rock Point
Because Direct exposure dominates in Rock Point (92%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 298 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rock Point. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Rock Point, see the exposure-zones guide.