Macclenny, FL
How exposed is Macclenny to wildfire?
Macclenny's 2,808 buildings earn a 78th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Macclenny at the 79th percentile, close to its 78th-percentile risk score.
Macclenny's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 61.4% of Macclenny's 2,808 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 38.6% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Macclenny ranks
Macclenny ranks lower within Florida (44th percentile statewide) than its 78th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Macclenny ranks 6,867 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,750 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 540 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Macclenny
At the 78th percentile nationally, Macclenny 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Macclenny's 61.4% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Macclenny's 78th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Macclenny, see the exposure-zones guide.