Weldon Spring, MO
How exposed is Weldon Spring to wildfire?
Weldon Spring's 2,147 buildings earn a 49th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Weldon Spring's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Where Weldon Spring's buildings actually sit
2,147 buildings are counted in Weldon Spring, and 52.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 33.9% in Direct exposure or the 13.2% rated Minimal.
How Weldon Spring compares
Weldon Spring ranks lower within Missouri (31st percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weldon Spring ranks 16,007 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,078 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 731 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Weldon Spring's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Weldon Spring (52.9% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,147 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Weldon Spring. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Weldon Spring, see the exposure-zones guide.