Yachats, OR
Yachats, OR's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Yachats lands at the 45th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 902 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Yachats's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Yachats (81.9% of 902 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 18.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Yachats against the rest of the country
Yachats's risk sits at a similar level relative to Oregon (42nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (45th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Yachats ranks 17,215 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,707 by building count (1 is largest). Within Oregon alone, it ranks 245 of 420 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Oregon on its state page.
Yachats and the insurance market
Because Yachats is in Oregon, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
What would actually reduce this score
Yachats's 81.9% 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 Yachats's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Yachats's 17,215-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Yachats's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.