Williamstown, MO
Williamstown, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Williamstown sits at the 47th 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 64 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Williamstown's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
Williamstown's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 67.2% of Williamstown's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 32.8% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Williamstown against the rest of the country
Williamstown ranks lower within Missouri (26th percentile statewide) than its 47th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Williamstown ranks 16,829 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,509 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 783 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Williamstown and the insurance market
Williamstown's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Williamstown
Williamstown's 67.2% 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 Williamstown's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Williamstown's 16,829-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 minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.