Yerington, NV
How exposed is Yerington to wildfire?
Yerington's 1,888 buildings earn a 62nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Yerington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Where Yerington's buildings actually sit
Only 9.2% of Yerington's 1,888 buildings carry Direct exposure and 10.7% carry Indirect; the remaining 80.1% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
Where Yerington ranks
Yerington ranks lower within Nevada (18th percentile statewide) than its 62nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Yerington ranks 11,920 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,797 by building count (1 is largest). Within Nevada alone, it ranks 101 of 123 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Nevada on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Yerington 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 Yerington
Yerington's 80.1% 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.
More on how this number was built
Yerington's 62nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Yerington, see the exposure-zones guide.