Scott, AR
How exposed is Scott to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Scott lands at the 43rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 127 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Scott at the 46th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Scott's building exposure, zone by zone
55.1% of Scott's 127 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 70 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 44.9% are Minimal.
Where Scott ranks
Scott ranks lower within Arkansas (20th percentile statewide) than its 43rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Scott ranks 17,922 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,837 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 490 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Scott
Scott's elevated rating (43rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Scott
Scott's 55.1% 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Scott's 17,922-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Scott, see the exposure-zones guide.