Jackson, GA
How exposed is Jackson to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Jackson lands at the 66th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,297 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Jackson at the 69th percentile, close to its 66th-percentile risk score.
Jackson's building exposure, zone by zone
58.8% of Jackson's 2,297 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,351 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 41.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Jackson ranks
Inside Georgia, Jackson sits at just the 49th percentile even though it scores 66th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jackson ranks 10,646 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,702 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 341 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jackson
At the 66th percentile nationally, Jackson carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Jackson
With 58.8% of Jackson 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.
Where Jackson's figures come from
Jackson's 66th-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 Jackson's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.