Moulton, AL
Moulton, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Moulton at the 51st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 2,111 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Moulton at the 55th percentile, close to its 51st-percentile risk score.
Where Moulton's buildings actually sit
2,111 buildings are counted in Moulton, and 58.4% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Moulton compares
Moulton's 51st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 7th ranking inside Alabama does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 44 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Moulton ranks 15,367 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,161 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 549 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Moulton
Moulton's elevated rating (51st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 58.4% of Moulton 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 Moulton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Moulton's 15,367-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Moulton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.