State Line, ID
How exposed is State Line to wildfire?
USFS scores State Line at the 54th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 75 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, State Line's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Where State Line's buildings actually sit
Most of State Line's buildings (82.7%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
State Line against the rest of the country
State Line ranks lower within Idaho (20th percentile statewide) than its 54th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, State Line ranks 14,398 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,076 by building count (1 is largest). Within Idaho alone, it ranks 186 of 232 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Idaho on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 54th national percentile, State Line rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in State Line
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in State Line (82.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind State Line's 14,398-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond State Line, see the exposure-zones guide.