Merryville, LA
Merryville wildfire risk explained
Merryville sits at the 84th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 642 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Merryville at the 86th national percentile — 2 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
USFS classifies 51.7% of Merryville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 48.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 332 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Merryville compares
Merryville scores 84th nationally and 94th within Louisiana — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Merryville ranks 4,982 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,294 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 30 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Merryville
At the 84th percentile nationally, Merryville carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Merryville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Merryville (51.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Merryville's 4,982-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Merryville, see the exposure-zones guide.