Hosston, LA
Hosston, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hosston lands at the 63rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 246 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hosston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Hosston's building exposure, zone by zone
71.5% of Hosston's 246 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 176 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 28.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Hosston against the rest of the country
Compare Hosston's two percentiles: 79th within Louisiana, only 63rd nationally — a gap of 16 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hosston ranks 11,724 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,267 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 105 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
Hosston's high rating (63rd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Hosston's 71.5% 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 Hosston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hosston's 11,724-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hosston's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.