Boyce, LA
How exposed is Boyce to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Boyce at the 61st national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 501 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Boyce at the 64th percentile, close to its 61st-percentile risk score.
Where Boyce's buildings actually sit
98.8% of Boyce's 501 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 1.2% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Boyce compares
Boyce's 76th-percentile standing inside Louisiana outpaces its 61st national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Boyce ranks 12,351 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,334 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 117 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Boyce
At the 61st percentile nationally, Boyce 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Boyce (98.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Boyce's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 501 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Boyce. The exposure-zones guide covers what Boyce's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.