Forsyth, GA
Forsyth wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Forsyth lands at the 72nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,966 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Forsyth at the 74th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Forsyth's 1,966 counted buildings, 67.7% 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.
Forsyth against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Forsyth's 72nd national percentile and its 72nd percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Forsyth ranks 8,820 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,570 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 189 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
Forsyth's high rating (72nd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Forsyth's 67.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Forsyth's figures come from
Forsyth's 72nd-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 Forsyth's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.