Smithton, MO
Smithton wildfire risk explained
Smithton sits at the 49th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 309 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Smithton at the 50th percentile, close to its 49th-percentile risk score.
Smithton's building exposure, zone by zone
88% of Smithton's 309 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 12% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Smithton against the rest of the country
Inside Missouri, Smithton sits at just the 31st percentile even though it scores 49th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Smithton ranks 16,006 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,399 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 730 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Smithton
At the 49th national percentile, Smithton rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Smithton
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Smithton (88% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Smithton's 16,006-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Smithton, see the exposure-zones guide.