Silverton, OR
Silverton wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Silverton at the 45th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 4,245 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Silverton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
Where Silverton's buildings actually sit
Most of Silverton's buildings (76.2%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
How Silverton compares
Silverton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (41st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (45th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Silverton ranks 17,498 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,022 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 250 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Silverton sits in Oregon, one of two states that legally require a wildfire-risk disclosure at sale. Sellers here disclose wildfire-hazard status before closing, the same number this page reports at the 45th national percentile. More on the disclosure law.
What would actually reduce this score
Silverton's 76.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Silverton's figures come from
Silverton's 45th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Silverton's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.