Stanton, CA
Stanton wildfire risk explained
Stanton sits at the 37th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 7,368 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Stanton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Where Stanton's buildings actually sit
Only 0.1% of Stanton's 7,368 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 99.9% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure. At 7,368 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Stanton against the rest of the country
Stanton ranks lower within California (5th percentile statewide) than its 37th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Stanton ranks 19,876 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,315 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,497 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Stanton
Because Stanton is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
What would actually reduce this score
Stanton's 99.9% 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.
Where Stanton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 7,368 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Stanton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Stanton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.