Jeffersonville, GA
How exposed is Jeffersonville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Jeffersonville lands at the 65th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 628 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 Jeffersonville at the 65th percentile, close to its 65th-percentile risk score.
Where Jeffersonville's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Jeffersonville: 79.1% of its 628 buildings, versus 20.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Jeffersonville ranks
Jeffersonville ranks lower within Georgia (40th percentile statewide) than its 65th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jeffersonville ranks 11,154 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,466 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 401 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Jeffersonville
Jeffersonville's 65th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Jeffersonville (79.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Jeffersonville's figures come from
Jeffersonville's 65th-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 Jeffersonville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.