Lakeview, GA
Lakeview, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lakeview sits at the 59th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,444 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lakeview at the 64th national percentile — 5 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 61.9% of Lakeview's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 38.1% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Lakeview against the rest of the country
Lakeview ranks lower within Georgia (18th percentile statewide) than its 59th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lakeview ranks 12,794 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,410 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 551 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Lakeview's elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 61.9% of Lakeview outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lakeview's figures come from
Lakeview's 59th-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 Lakeview's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.