Scranton, KS
Scranton, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Scranton's 431 buildings earn a 57th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Scranton at the 56th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Scranton's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Scranton's buildings (52.7% of 431) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Scranton against the rest of the country
Scranton scores 57th nationally and 47th within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Scranton ranks 13,393 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,625 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 382 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Scranton and the insurance market
Scranton's elevated rating (57th 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 Scranton
Even with 52.7% of Scranton outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Scranton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Scranton's 13,393-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Scranton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.