Sparta, KY
Sparta, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sparta lands at the 25th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 336 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sparta at the 27th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Sparta's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Sparta: 70.5% of its 336 buildings, versus 29.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Sparta against the rest of the country
Sparta's 47th-percentile standing inside Kentucky outpaces its 25th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sparta ranks 23,666 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,676 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 295 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sparta
Sparta's moderate rating (25th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 70.5% of Sparta in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 336 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sparta. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Sparta, see the exposure-zones guide.