Verona, MO
How exposed is Verona to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Verona lands at the 69th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 378 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Verona at the 70th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Verona's building exposure, zone by zone
52.7% of Verona's 378 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 47.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Verona ranks
Verona scores 69th nationally and 79th within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Verona ranks 9,865 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,693 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 225 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Verona and the insurance market
At the 69th percentile nationally, Verona carries the 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
Verona's 52.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Verona's figures come from
Verona's 69th-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 Verona's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.