Williamstown, KS
Williamstown wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Williamstown at the 59th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 61 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Williamstown at the 61st percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
61 buildings are counted in Williamstown, and 54.1% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 45.9% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
How Williamstown compares
Williamstown scores 59th nationally and 52nd within Kansas — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Williamstown ranks 12,796 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,619 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 349 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Williamstown and the insurance market
At the 59th national percentile, Williamstown rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Williamstown's 54.1% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Williamstown's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Williamstown's 12,796-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Williamstown's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.