Sheridan, CO
Sheridan wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sheridan lands at the 30th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 2,472 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sheridan at the 35th national percentile — 5 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Sheridan's buildings actually sit
Most of Sheridan's buildings (98.7% of 2,472) 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.
Sheridan against the rest of the country
Sheridan ranks lower within Colorado (4th percentile statewide) than its 30th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sheridan ranks 22,051 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,353 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 453 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Sheridan and the insurance market
At the 30th national percentile, Sheridan rates moderate 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 98.7% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Sheridan gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
Sheridan's 30th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Sheridan, see the exposure-zones guide.