Warrenton, MO
How exposed is Warrenton to wildfire?
Warrenton sits at the 60th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 3,354 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Warrenton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Warrenton's building exposure, zone by zone
3,354 buildings are counted in Warrenton, and 71.6% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 28.4% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Warrenton compares
Warrenton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Missouri (56th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (60th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Warrenton ranks 12,549 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,977 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 469 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Warrenton and the insurance market
Warrenton's high rating (60th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Warrenton (71.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Warrenton's 12,549-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Warrenton, see the exposure-zones guide.