Mount Plymouth, FL
Mount Plymouth, FL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Mount Plymouth at the 88th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 1,914 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mount Plymouth's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 90th percentile nationally.
Mount Plymouth's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 72.5% of Mount Plymouth's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 18.3% Indirect share and far above its 9.1% Minimal share — a profile where 1,388 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Mount Plymouth against the rest of the country
Mount Plymouth's risk sits at a similar level relative to Florida (74th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (88th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mount Plymouth ranks 3,873 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,722 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 251 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mount Plymouth
Mount Plymouth's very high rating (88th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Mount Plymouth
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mount Plymouth (72.5%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,914 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mount Plymouth. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Mount Plymouth, see the exposure-zones guide.