Tarkio, MO
Tarkio wildfire risk explained
Tarkio's 1,140 buildings earn a 35th-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Tarkio's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 35th percentile nationally.
Where Tarkio's buildings actually sit
75.8% of Tarkio's 1,140 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 24.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Tarkio ranks
Tarkio's 35th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 11th ranking inside Missouri does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 24 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tarkio ranks 20,421 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,018 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 945 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Tarkio and the insurance market
At the 35th national percentile, Tarkio 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
Tarkio's 75.8% 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 Tarkio's figures come from
Tarkio's 35th-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 Tarkio's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.