Hodgenville, KY
How exposed is Hodgenville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Hodgenville at the 19th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 1,624 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hodgenville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Where Hodgenville's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 54.4% of Hodgenville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 43.7% Indirect share and far above its 1.9% Minimal share — a profile where 884 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Hodgenville ranks
Hodgenville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Kentucky (32nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (19th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hodgenville ranks 25,432 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,680 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 374 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hodgenville
Hodgenville's low wildfire rating (19th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Hodgenville's 54.4% 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 Hodgenville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hodgenville's 25,432-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hodgenville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.