Perry, LA
Perry wildfire risk explained
Perry sits at the 42nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 877 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Perry at the 45th percentile, close to its 42nd-percentile risk score.
Perry's building exposure, zone by zone
Only 35.2% of Perry's 877 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 64.8% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Perry compares
Perry scores 42nd nationally and 42nd 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, Perry ranks 18,152 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,931 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 283 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 42nd national percentile, Perry rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Perry
With 64.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Perry gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Perry's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Perry's 18,152-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Perry's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.