Greenville, KY
Greenville, KY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Greenville's 2,409 buildings earn a 42nd-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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Greenville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 45th percentile nationally.
Greenville's building exposure, zone by zone
2,409 buildings are counted in Greenville, and 67% 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.
How Greenville compares
Compare Greenville's two percentiles: 71st within Kentucky, only 42nd nationally — a gap of 29 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Greenville ranks 18,149 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,494 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 159 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Greenville and the insurance market
At the 42nd national percentile, Greenville 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 Direct exposure dominates in Greenville (67%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Greenville's figures come from
Greenville's 42nd-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 Greenville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.