Wintersburg, AZ
Wintersburg wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Wintersburg at the 69th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 52 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wintersburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Wintersburg: 98.1% of its 52 buildings, versus 1.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Wintersburg against the rest of the country
Wintersburg ranks lower within Arizona (33rd percentile statewide) than its 69th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wintersburg ranks 9,632 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,866 by building count (1 is largest). Within Arizona alone, it ranks 296 of 441 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Arizona on its state page.
Wintersburg and the insurance market
At the 69th percentile nationally, Wintersburg 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 Wintersburg
With 98.1% of Wintersburg in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Wintersburg's 9,632-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wintersburg, see the exposure-zones guide.