St. Robert, MO
How exposed is St. Robert to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts St. Robert at the 69th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 2,123 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks St. Robert at the 71st national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where St. Robert's buildings actually sit
Of St. Robert's 2,123 counted buildings, 50% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where St. Robert ranks
St. Robert scores 69th nationally and 80th within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, St. Robert ranks 9,805 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,137 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 223 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in St. Robert
St. Robert's high rating (69th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in St. Robert
St. Robert's 50% 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. Robert's figures come from
St. Robert's 69th-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 St. Robert's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.