Bonny Doon, CA
Bonny Doon wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Bonny Doon lands at the 78th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,735 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bonny Doon's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
Bonny Doon's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 99.6% of Bonny Doon's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,728 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Bonny Doon against the rest of the country
Bonny Doon ranks lower within California (38th percentile statewide) than its 78th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bonny Doon ranks 6,866 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,277 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 977 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Because Bonny Doon is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bonny Doon (99.6%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bonny Doon's 6,866-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bonny Doon, see the exposure-zones guide.