Walcott, AR
Walcott, AR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Walcott lands at the 50th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 144 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Walcott at the 52nd percentile, close to its 50th-percentile risk score.
Where Walcott's buildings actually sit
92.4% of Walcott's 144 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 133 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 7.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Walcott against the rest of the country
Walcott's 50th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 25th ranking inside Arkansas does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 25 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Walcott ranks 15,874 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,111 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 463 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Walcott and the insurance market
Walcott's elevated rating (50th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Walcott (92.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Walcott's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Walcott's 15,874-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Walcott's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.