Auburn, GA
How exposed is Auburn to wildfire?
Auburn's 3,141 buildings earn a 53rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Auburn's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
Where Auburn's buildings actually sit
3,141 buildings are counted in Auburn, and 65.3% 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.
Auburn against the rest of the country
Auburn's 53rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 10th ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 44 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Auburn ranks 14,679 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,239 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 605 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Auburn
At the 53rd national percentile, Auburn 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 Auburn
Auburn's 65.3% 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.
Where Auburn's figures come from
Auburn's 53rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Auburn's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.