University of California-Davis, CA
University of California-Davis, CA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, University of California-Davis lands at the 59th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 687 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, University of California-Davis's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Only 6.8% of University of California-Davis's 687 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 93.2% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
University of California-Davis against the rest of the country
University of California-Davis ranks lower within California (17th percentile statewide) than its 59th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, University of California-Davis ranks 12,912 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,792 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,305 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Because University of California-Davis 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 93.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, University of California-Davis gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
University of California-Davis's 59th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond University of California-Davis, see the exposure-zones guide.