Windom, KS
Windom wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Windom lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 131 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Windom at the 41st percentile, close to its 46th-percentile risk score.
Windom's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 81.7% of Windom's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 18.3% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Windom ranks
Windom ranks lower within Kansas (24th percentile statewide) than its 46th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Windom ranks 16,888 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,666 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kansas alone, it ranks 549 of 721 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kansas on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Windom
At the 46th national percentile, Windom 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
Windom's 81.7% 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 Windom's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Windom's 16,888-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Windom's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.