Skidmore, MO
Skidmore, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Skidmore's 284 buildings earn a 38th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Skidmore's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
Where Skidmore's buildings actually sit
Only 20.1% of Skidmore's 284 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 79.9% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Skidmore compares
Skidmore ranks lower within Missouri (12th percentile statewide) than its 38th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Skidmore ranks 19,632 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,061 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 931 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Skidmore
Skidmore's moderate wildfire rating (38th 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
With 79.9% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Skidmore gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Skidmore's figures come from
Skidmore's 38th-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 Skidmore's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.