Boston, GA
Boston wildfire risk explained
Boston's 731 buildings earn a 63rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Boston at the 62nd percentile, close to its 63rd-percentile risk score.
Where Boston's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 82.5% of Boston's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 17.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 603 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Boston ranks
Boston's 63rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 32nd ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 31 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Boston ranks 11,654 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,318 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 455 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Boston and the insurance market
At the 63rd percentile nationally, Boston 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.
Hardening a home in Boston
With 82.5% of Boston in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Boston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Boston's 11,654-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Boston's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.