Clarkston, GA
How exposed is Clarkston to wildfire?
Clarkston sits at the 46th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,407 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clarkston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
Clarkston's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of Clarkston's buildings (65.3% of 1,407) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How Clarkston compares
Clarkston ranks lower within Georgia (1st percentile statewide) than its 46th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clarkston ranks 17,072 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,597 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 660 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Clarkston's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Clarkston's 65.3% 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Clarkston's 17,072-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Clarkston, see the exposure-zones guide.