Courtland, CA
How exposed is Courtland to wildfire?
USFS scores Courtland at the 53rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 223 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Courtland at the 52nd percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
Where Courtland's buildings actually sit
Courtland rates 60.5% Minimal exposure against just 39.5% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 223 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Courtland ranks
Courtland ranks lower within California (13th percentile statewide) than its 53rd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Courtland ranks 14,710 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,000 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,369 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Courtland
Courtland's 53rd-percentile score lands in California, the only two states requiring a wildfire disclosure at sale. California's surplus-lines homeowners market passed 300,000 policies for the first time in 2025, driven by carriers pulling back from wildfire-exposed areas statewide. The disclosure-law guide covers what it requires.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 60.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Courtland gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Courtland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 223 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Courtland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Courtland's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.