Abbeville, AL
Abbeville wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Abbeville at the 57th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,833 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Abbeville at the 58th percentile, close to its 57th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
1,833 buildings are counted in Abbeville, and 69.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Abbeville ranks
Abbeville ranks lower within Alabama (16th percentile statewide) than its 57th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Abbeville ranks 13,602 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,968 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 497 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Abbeville and the insurance market
At the 57th national percentile, Abbeville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Abbeville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Abbeville (69.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Abbeville's 57th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Abbeville, see the exposure-zones guide.