Verdon, NE
Verdon wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Verdon at the 56th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 210 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Verdon at the 56th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Verdon's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 88.6% of Verdon's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 11.4% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Verdon ranks
Verdon's risk sits at a similar level relative to Nebraska (43rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (56th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Verdon ranks 13,908 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,486 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 331 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Verdon's elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 88.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Verdon gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Verdon's figures come from
Verdon's 56th-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 Verdon's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.