Lithonia, GA
How exposed is Lithonia to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lithonia at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 686 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lithonia at the 52nd national percentile — 3 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
Indirect exposure is dominant in Lithonia (60.9% of 686 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 24.2% sit in the Direct zone.
Lithonia against the rest of the country
Lithonia ranks lower within Georgia (5th percentile statewide) than its 49th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lithonia ranks 16,194 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,805 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 639 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
Lithonia's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Lithonia
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Lithonia (60.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lithonia's 16,194-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Lithonia, see the exposure-zones guide.