St. Francisville, MO
St. Francisville wildfire risk explained
St. Francisville sits at the 51st 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 166 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, St. Francisville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 53rd percentile nationally.
St. Francisville's building exposure, zone by zone
166 buildings are counted in St. Francisville, and 57.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
St. Francisville against the rest of the country
St. Francisville ranks lower within Missouri (35th percentile statewide) than its 51st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, St. Francisville ranks 15,384 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,179 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 697 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in St. Francisville
At the 51st national percentile, St. Francisville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
St. Francisville's 57.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where St. Francisville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 166 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for St. Francisville. The exposure-zones guide covers what St. Francisville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.