West Burlington, IA
How exposed is West Burlington to wildfire?
West Burlington sits at the 58th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,038 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts West Burlington at the 61st percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
Where West Burlington's buildings actually sit
54.6% of West Burlington's 2,038 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 4% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
West Burlington against the rest of the country
West Burlington's 82nd-percentile standing inside Iowa outpaces its 58th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Burlington ranks 13,105 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,361 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 189 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in West Burlington
At the 58th national percentile, West Burlington rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 54.6% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, West Burlington gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
More on how this number was built
West Burlington's 58th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond West Burlington, see the exposure-zones guide.