Lake Buena Vista, FL
Lake Buena Vista wildfire risk explained
Lake Buena Vista sits at the 87th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 702 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lake Buena Vista at the 87th percentile, close to its 87th-percentile risk score.
Where Lake Buena Vista's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Lake Buena Vista (41.2% of 702 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 19.9% sit in the Direct zone.
Lake Buena Vista against the rest of the country
Lake Buena Vista ranks lower within Florida (70th percentile statewide) than its 87th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lake Buena Vista ranks 4,218 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,632 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 292 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lake Buena Vista
At the 87th percentile nationally, Lake Buena Vista carries the very 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Lake Buena Vista's 41.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Lake Buena Vista's 87th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Lake Buena Vista, see the exposure-zones guide.