Citrus Springs, FL
Citrus Springs wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Citrus Springs lands at the 77th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 4,483 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Citrus Springs at the 76th percentile, close to its 77th-percentile risk score.
Citrus Springs's building exposure, zone by zone
50.3% of Citrus Springs's 4,483 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 48.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Citrus Springs against the rest of the country
Citrus Springs ranks lower within Florida (42nd percentile statewide) than its 77th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Citrus Springs ranks 7,179 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,809 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 560 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 77th percentile nationally, Citrus Springs 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 Citrus Springs
Citrus Springs's 50.3% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Citrus Springs's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Citrus Springs's 7,179-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Citrus Springs's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.