Lake Butler (Orange), FL
Lake Butler (Orange) wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lake Butler (Orange) lands at the 76th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 6,878 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 Lake Butler (Orange) at the 76th percentile, close to its 76th-percentile risk score.
Where Lake Butler (Orange)'s buildings actually sit
64.5% of Lake Butler (Orange)'s 6,878 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 24.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself. At 6,878 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Lake Butler (Orange) compares
Lake Butler (Orange) ranks lower within Florida (40th percentile statewide) than its 76th 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 Butler (Orange) ranks 7,433 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,517 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 573 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Lake Butler (Orange)'s high rating (76th 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
With 64.5% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Lake Butler (Orange) gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Lake Butler (Orange)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 6,878 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lake Butler (Orange). The exposure-zones guide covers what Lake Butler (Orange)'s dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.