Natalbany, LA
How exposed is Natalbany to wildfire?
Natalbany sits at the 76th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,324 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Natalbany's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Natalbany's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 70.4% of Natalbany's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 24.9% Indirect share and far above its 4.8% Minimal share — a profile where 932 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Natalbany compares
There's little gap between Natalbany's 76th national percentile and its 89th percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Natalbany ranks 7,657 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,959 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 53 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Natalbany
At the 76th percentile nationally, Natalbany 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Natalbany (70.4%), 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 Natalbany's 7,657-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Natalbany, see the exposure-zones guide.