Sturgeon, MO
Sturgeon, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Sturgeon's 532 buildings earn a 36th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Sturgeon at the 36th percentile, close to its 36th-percentile risk score.
Where Sturgeon's buildings actually sit
Only 40.4% of Sturgeon's 532 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 59.6% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Sturgeon ranks
Sturgeon ranks lower within Missouri (11th percentile statewide) than its 36th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sturgeon ranks 20,297 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,834 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 941 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sturgeon
At the 36th national percentile, Sturgeon rates moderate 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
Sturgeon's 59.6% 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 Sturgeon's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sturgeon's 20,297-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sturgeon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.