Ephesus, GA
Ephesus, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ephesus sits at the 85th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 456 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ephesus at the 88th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Ephesus's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Ephesus: 98.5% of its 456 buildings, versus 1.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Ephesus against the rest of the country
Ephesus's risk sits at a similar level relative to Georgia (96th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (85th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ephesus ranks 4,849 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,150 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 28 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
At the 85th percentile nationally, Ephesus 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 98.5% of Ephesus in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 456 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Ephesus. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Ephesus, see the exposure-zones guide.