Wentworth, MO
Wentworth, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Wentworth lands at the 66th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 99 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Wentworth at the 67th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Wentworth's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 70.7% of Wentworth's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 29.3% Minimal share — a profile where 70 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Wentworth ranks
Wentworth scores 66th nationally and 71st within Missouri — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wentworth ranks 10,754 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,092 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 304 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wentworth
Wentworth's high rating (66th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Wentworth
Wentworth's 70.7% 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 99 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wentworth. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wentworth, see the exposure-zones guide.