Estherwood, LA
Estherwood, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Estherwood sits at the 41st percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 447 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Estherwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 67.6% of Estherwood's 447 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 32.4% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Estherwood ranks
There's little gap between Estherwood's 41st national percentile and its 40th percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Estherwood ranks 18,589 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,332 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 293 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Estherwood and the insurance market
At the 41st national percentile, Estherwood rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 67.6% of Estherwood's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 447 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Estherwood. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Estherwood, see the exposure-zones guide.