Science Hill, KY
Science Hill wildfire risk explained
Science Hill sits at the 56th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 474 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 Science Hill at the 60th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
Science Hill's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 60.6% of Science Hill's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 39.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 287 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Science Hill against the rest of the country
Science Hill's 82nd-percentile standing inside Kentucky outpaces its 56th 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, Science Hill ranks 13,806 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,811 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 103 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Science Hill
Science Hill's elevated wildfire rating (56th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Science Hill's 60.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Science Hill's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Science Hill's 13,806-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Science Hill's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.