Axson, GA
Axson wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Axson at the 71st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 204 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Axson at the 71st percentile, close to its 71st-percentile risk score.
Axson's building exposure, zone by zone
204 buildings are counted in Axson, and 86.8% 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.
How Axson compares
There's little gap between Axson's 71st national percentile and its 68th percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Axson ranks 9,137 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,687 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 213 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Axson and the insurance market
At the 71st percentile nationally, Axson 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Axson (86.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Axson's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Axson's 9,137-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Axson's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.