Clayton, LA
Clayton, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Clayton lands at the 22nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 368 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 Clayton at the 20th percentile, close to its 22nd-percentile risk score.
Clayton's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 75.3% of Clayton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 24.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 277 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Clayton ranks
There's little gap between Clayton's 22nd national percentile and its 23rd percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clayton ranks 24,552 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,903 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 379 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Clayton and the insurance market
Clayton's moderate rating (22nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Clayton's 75.3% 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 Clayton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 368 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Clayton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clayton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.