Vista West, WY
Vista West, WY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Vista West sits at the 82nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,012 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Vista West's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
Where Vista West's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Vista West: 58.2% of its 1,012 buildings, versus 41.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Vista West ranks
Vista West ranks lower within Wyoming (57th percentile statewide) than its 82nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Vista West ranks 5,753 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,851 by building count (1 is largest). Within Wyoming alone, it ranks 83 of 192 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Wyoming on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Vista West's 82nd-percentile, very high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Vista West's 58.2% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Vista West's 82nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Vista West, see the exposure-zones guide.