Wellton, AZ
How exposed is Wellton to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wellton lands at the 53rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,748 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wellton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
Wellton's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 37.8% of Wellton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 30.6% Indirect share and far above its 31.6% Minimal share — a profile where 661 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Wellton compares
Inside Arizona, Wellton sits at just the 21st percentile even though it scores 53rd 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, Wellton ranks 14,960 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,232 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 352 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Wellton and the insurance market
Wellton's elevated rating (53rd 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 37.8% of Wellton 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 Wellton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wellton's 14,960-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wellton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.