Williamsville, MO
Williamsville, MO's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Williamsville at the 65th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 249 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Williamsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 67th percentile nationally.
Where Williamsville's buildings actually sit
Most of Williamsville's buildings (62.7%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Williamsville against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Williamsville's 65th national percentile and its 68th percentile inside Missouri, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Williamsville ranks 11,127 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,174 by building count (1 is largest). Within Missouri alone, it ranks 340 of 1,062 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Missouri on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Williamsville
At the 65th percentile nationally, Williamsville carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Williamsville
Because 62.7% of Williamsville's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
Where Williamsville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 249 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Williamsville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Williamsville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.