Silex, MO
How exposed is Silex to wildfire?
Silex sits at the 61st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 102 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Silex's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Silex's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 72.6% of Silex's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 27.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 74 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Silex ranks
Silex's risk sits at a similar level relative to Missouri (59th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (61st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Silex ranks 12,296 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,960 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 442 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Silex
Silex's high rating (61st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Silex (72.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Silex's 61st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Silex, see the exposure-zones guide.