Grayson, LA
How exposed is Grayson to wildfire?
Grayson's 344 buildings earn a 55th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Grayson at the 55th percentile, close to its 55th-percentile risk score.
Where Grayson's buildings actually sit
70.9% of Grayson's 344 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 244 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 29.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Grayson against the rest of the country
Grayson's risk sits at a similar level relative to Louisiana (66th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (55th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Grayson ranks 14,274 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,466 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 167 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Grayson
At the 55th national percentile, Grayson rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Grayson's 70.9% 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 Grayson's figures come from
Grayson's 55th-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 Grayson's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.