Wayton, AR
How exposed is Wayton to wildfire?
Wayton sits at the 80th 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 151 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wayton at the 81st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Wayton: 100% of its 151 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Wayton compares
Wayton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Arkansas (80th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (80th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wayton ranks 6,358 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,835 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arkansas alone, it ranks 121 of 614 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arkansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wayton
At the 80th percentile nationally, Wayton 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of Wayton in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Wayton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wayton's 6,358-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wayton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.