Lexington, AL
How exposed is Lexington to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lexington at the 51st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 917 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lexington at the 55th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Lexington's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Lexington's 917 counted buildings, 69% 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.
How Lexington compares
Inside Alabama, Lexington sits at just the 7th percentile even though it scores 51st nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lexington ranks 15,304 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,577 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 548 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lexington
Lexington's elevated wildfire rating (51st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lexington (69%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lexington's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 917 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lexington. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lexington's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.