Jeffersonville, KY
How exposed is Jeffersonville to wildfire?
USFS scores Jeffersonville at the 55th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,187 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Jeffersonville at the 59th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Jeffersonville's buildings actually sit
Of Jeffersonville's 1,187 counted buildings, 87% 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 Jeffersonville ranks
Within Kentucky, Jeffersonville ranks higher (81st percentile) than it does nationally (55th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jeffersonville ranks 14,243 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,724 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 110 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 55th national percentile, Jeffersonville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Jeffersonville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Jeffersonville (87%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Jeffersonville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Jeffersonville's 14,243-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Jeffersonville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.