Hornbeck, LA
Hornbeck wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hornbeck lands at the 77th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 335 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hornbeck's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 78th percentile nationally.
Where Hornbeck's buildings actually sit
Of Hornbeck's 335 counted buildings, 66% 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.
Where Hornbeck ranks
Hornbeck scores 77th nationally and 90th within Louisiana — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hornbeck ranks 7,182 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,697 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 48 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
Hornbeck's high rating (77th 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.
Hardening a home in Hornbeck
With 66% of Hornbeck in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hornbeck's 7,182-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Hornbeck, see the exposure-zones guide.