Brownsdale, FL
Brownsdale, FL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Brownsdale sits at the 79th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 436 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Brownsdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 82.3% of Brownsdale's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 17% Indirect share and far above its 0.7% Minimal share — a profile where 359 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Brownsdale compares
Brownsdale's 79th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 46th ranking inside Florida does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 33 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brownsdale ranks 6,519 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,529 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 515 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Brownsdale
At the 79th percentile nationally, Brownsdale 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
Brownsdale's 82.3% 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 Brownsdale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 436 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Brownsdale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brownsdale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.