Clarence, LA
How exposed is Clarence to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Clarence at the 62nd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 281 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Clarence at the 65th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Clarence's buildings actually sit
53.4% of Clarence's 281 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 150 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 46.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Clarence ranks
Within Louisiana, Clarence ranks higher (78th percentile) than it does nationally (62nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clarence ranks 11,943 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,152 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 109 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Clarence's high rating (62nd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Clarence
Because Direct exposure dominates in Clarence (53.4%), 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
Clarence's 62nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Clarence, see the exposure-zones guide.