Stafford, KS
Stafford, KS's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Stafford 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 956 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Stafford's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Stafford's building exposure, zone by zone
95% of Stafford's 956 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 5% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Stafford against the rest of the country
Stafford's 25th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 5th ranking inside Kansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 20 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Stafford ranks 23,759 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,263 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 685 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Stafford and the insurance market
At the 25th national percentile, Stafford rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Stafford's 95% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 956 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Stafford. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Stafford, see the exposure-zones guide.