Tusayan, AZ
How exposed is Tusayan to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Tusayan lands at the 96th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 265 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Tusayan at the 94th percentile, close to its 96th-percentile risk score.
Where Tusayan's buildings actually sit
Of Tusayan's 265 counted buildings, 61.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Tusayan against the rest of the country
Tusayan ranks lower within Arizona (78th percentile statewide) than its 96th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tusayan ranks 1,219 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,658 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 98 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Tusayan
At the 96th percentile nationally, Tusayan carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 61.9% of Tusayan in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Tusayan's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Tusayan's 1,219-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tusayan's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.