Dexter, GA
How exposed is Dexter to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Dexter lands at the 64th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 343 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 Dexter at the 64th percentile, close to its 64th-percentile risk score.
Where Dexter's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Dexter: 64.1% of its 343 buildings, versus 35.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Dexter compares
Dexter's 64th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 37th ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 27 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dexter ranks 11,340 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,481 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 421 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
Dexter's high rating (64th 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 Dexter
Because Direct exposure dominates in Dexter (64.1%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 343 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dexter. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Dexter, see the exposure-zones guide.