Sharon Springs, KS
Sharon Springs, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Sharon Springs at the 50th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 770 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sharon Springs's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Sharon Springs (84.4% of 770 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 15.6% sit in the Direct zone.
Sharon Springs against the rest of the country
Sharon Springs ranks lower within Kansas (33rd percentile statewide) than its 50th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sharon Springs ranks 15,691 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,916 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 486 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sharon Springs
Sharon Springs's elevated wildfire rating (50th 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
Because 84.4% of Sharon Springs's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Sharon Springs's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 770 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sharon Springs. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sharon Springs's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.