Pendergrass, GA
How exposed is Pendergrass to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pendergrass at the 59th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 860 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Pendergrass at the 63rd national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Pendergrass's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 73.5% of Pendergrass's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 26.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 632 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Pendergrass compares
Inside Georgia, Pendergrass sits at just the 16th percentile even though it scores 59th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pendergrass ranks 13,009 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,080 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 561 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pendergrass
Pendergrass's elevated rating (59th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Pendergrass (73.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Pendergrass's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Pendergrass's 13,009-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pendergrass's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.