Royal, NE
Royal, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Royal lands at the 47th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 85 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Royal's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
Royal's building exposure, zone by zone
74.1% of Royal's 85 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 25.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
How Royal compares
Royal scores 47th nationally and 33rd within Nebraska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Royal ranks 16,644 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,697 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 390 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Royal
At the 47th national percentile, Royal rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Royal
With 74.1% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Royal gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 85 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Royal. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Royal, see the exposure-zones guide.