Ellaville, GA
How exposed is Ellaville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Ellaville at the 67th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 924 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Ellaville at the 67th percentile, close to its 67th-percentile risk score.
Ellaville's building exposure, zone by zone
924 buildings are counted in Ellaville, and 71% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Ellaville against the rest of the country
Ellaville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Georgia (54th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (67th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ellaville ranks 10,330 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,516 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 304 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Ellaville and the insurance market
At the 67th percentile nationally, Ellaville carries the 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Ellaville (71%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ellaville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ellaville's 10,330-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ellaville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.