Weldona, CO
How exposed is Weldona to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Weldona lands at the 61st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 112 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Weldona's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 62nd percentile nationally.
Weldona's building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Weldona (61.6% of 112 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 38.4% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Weldona ranks
Inside Colorado, Weldona sits at just the 29th percentile even though it scores 61st nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Weldona ranks 12,251 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,533 by building count (1 is largest). Within Colorado alone, it ranks 338 of 472 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Colorado on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Weldona
At the 61st percentile nationally, Weldona 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Weldona (61.6% 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
Weldona's 61st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Weldona, see the exposure-zones guide.