Wahoo, NE
Wahoo wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Wahoo at the 46th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 2,373 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Wahoo at the 44th percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Wahoo's buildings (92.3% of 2,373) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Wahoo ranks
Wahoo scores 46th nationally and 32nd within Nebraska — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wahoo ranks 16,991 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,565 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nebraska alone, it ranks 400 of 583 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nebraska on its state page.
Wahoo and the insurance market
At the 46th national percentile, Wahoo rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Wahoo's 92.3% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Wahoo's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wahoo's 16,991-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wahoo's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.