Shelton, NE
Shelton, NE's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Shelton's 687 buildings earn a 5th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Shelton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 4th percentile nationally.
Shelton's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Shelton's buildings (91.4% of 687) 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.
Where Shelton ranks
There's little gap between Shelton's 5th national percentile and its 1st percentile inside Nebraska, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shelton ranks 29,989 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,799 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 575 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Shelton
At the 5th national percentile, Shelton rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 91.4% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Shelton gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Shelton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 687 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Shelton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Shelton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.