Vaughn, WA
How exposed is Vaughn to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Vaughn lands at the 27th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 494 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Vaughn's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 27th percentile nationally.
Vaughn's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 82% of Vaughn's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 9.5% Indirect share and far above its 8.5% Minimal share — a profile where 405 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Vaughn compares
Compare Vaughn's two percentiles: 44th within Washington, only 27th nationally — a gap of 18 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Vaughn ranks 23,149 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,467 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 353 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 27th national percentile, Vaughn rates moderate 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 Vaughn
Because Direct exposure dominates in Vaughn (82%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Vaughn's 23,149-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Vaughn, see the exposure-zones guide.