Greenwood, LA
How exposed is Greenwood to wildfire?
Greenwood's 1,724 buildings earn a 59th-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, Greenwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 60th percentile nationally.
Where Greenwood's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 58% of Greenwood's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 42.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 999 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Greenwood ranks
Within Louisiana, Greenwood ranks higher (75th percentile) than it does nationally (59th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Greenwood ranks 12,917 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,321 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 124 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Greenwood's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Greenwood
Greenwood's 58% 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.
More on how this number was built
Greenwood's 59th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Greenwood, see the exposure-zones guide.