Andersonville, GA
How exposed is Andersonville to wildfire?
USFS scores Andersonville at the 68th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 180 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Andersonville at the 68th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Andersonville's building exposure, zone by zone
89.4% of Andersonville's 180 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 161 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 10.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Andersonville against the rest of the country
Andersonville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Georgia (57th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (68th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Andersonville ranks 10,170 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,613 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 290 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Andersonville and the insurance market
Andersonville's high rating (68th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Andersonville (89.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Andersonville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Andersonville's 10,170-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Andersonville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.