Wellton Hills, AZ
Wellton Hills wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Wellton Hills at the 53rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 142 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wellton Hills's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
Where Wellton Hills's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 59.2% of Wellton Hills's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 40.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 84 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Wellton Hills ranks
Wellton Hills ranks lower within Arizona (21st percentile statewide) than its 53rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wellton Hills ranks 14,863 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,187 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 349 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wellton Hills
Wellton Hills'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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Wellton Hills's 59.2% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wellton Hills's 14,863-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wellton Hills, see the exposure-zones guide.