Rock Port, MO
Rock Port wildfire risk explained
Rock Port sits at the 67th 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 902 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rock Port's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 68th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 40.5% of Rock Port's 902 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 30.9% Direct and 28.6% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Rock Port ranks
Rock Port's risk sits at a similar level relative to Missouri (73rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (67th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rock Port ranks 10,498 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,705 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 283 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rock Port
At the 67th percentile nationally, Rock Port 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.
Hardening a home in Rock Port
Rock Port's 40.5% 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 902 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rock Port. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Rock Port, see the exposure-zones guide.