Leslie, GA
Leslie wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Leslie lands at the 60th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 322 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 Leslie at the 59th percentile, close to its 60th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
64.3% of Leslie's 322 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 207 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 35.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Leslie ranks
Leslie's 60th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 19th ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 41 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Leslie ranks 12,695 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,029 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 544 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Leslie and the insurance market
At the 60th national percentile, Leslie rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 64.3% of Leslie in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 322 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Leslie. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Leslie, see the exposure-zones guide.