Dade City North, FL
How exposed is Dade City North to wildfire?
Dade City North's 1,172 buildings earn a 89th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Dade City North's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 92nd percentile nationally.
Where Dade City North's buildings actually sit
Of Dade City North's 1,172 counted buildings, 54.6% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Dade City North compares
Dade City North scores 89th nationally and 80th within Florida — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dade City North ranks 3,397 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,813 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 198 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dade City North
At the 89th percentile nationally, Dade City North carries the very 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Dade City North (54.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Dade City North's figures come from
Dade City North's 89th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dade City North's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.