Lexington, GA
Lexington wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lexington lands at the 69th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 176 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lexington at the 72nd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Lexington's building exposure, zone by zone
75.6% of Lexington's 176 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 133 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 24.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Lexington compares
Lexington's risk sits at a similar level relative to Georgia (61st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (69th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lexington ranks 9,830 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,771 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 262 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Lexington and the insurance market
At the 69th percentile nationally, Lexington carries the 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
With 75.6% of Lexington 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.
Where Lexington's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lexington's 9,830-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lexington's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.