Allgood, AL
Allgood wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Allgood at the 72nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 253 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Allgood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Where Allgood's buildings actually sit
61.3% of Allgood's 253 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 155 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 38.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Allgood against the rest of the country
Allgood ranks lower within Alabama (52nd percentile statewide) than its 72nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Allgood ranks 8,717 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,035 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 282 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Allgood and the insurance market
At the 72nd percentile nationally, Allgood 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Allgood's 61.3% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Allgood's 8,717-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Allgood, see the exposure-zones guide.