Westport, WA
How exposed is Westport to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Westport at the 9th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,719 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Westport's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 9th percentile nationally.
Where Westport's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 94.9% of Westport's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 5.1% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Westport ranks
Westport scores 9th nationally and 9th within Washington — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Westport ranks 28,730 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,351 by building count (1 is largest). Within Washington alone, it ranks 573 of 628 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Washington on its state page.
Westport and the insurance market
Westport's low rating (9th 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
Westport's 94.9% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Westport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,719 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Westport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Westport's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.