Sodaville, OR
Sodaville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sodaville lands at the 33rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 224 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Sodaville at the 35th percentile, close to its 33rd-percentile risk score.
Sodaville's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Sodaville: 63.8% of its 224 buildings, versus 36.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Sodaville ranks
Sodaville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (31st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (33rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sodaville ranks 21,122 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,992 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 290 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sodaville
Sodaville's 33rd-percentile score lands in Oregon, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. Oregon's own hazard map feeds directly into that disclosure requirement. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Hardening a home in Sodaville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sodaville (63.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Sodaville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 224 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sodaville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sodaville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.