Prestonville, KY
How exposed is Prestonville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Prestonville lands at the 21st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 129 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Prestonville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 23rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
69% of Prestonville's 129 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 31% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Prestonville compares
Compare Prestonville's two percentiles: 36th within Kentucky, only 21st nationally — a gap of 15 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Prestonville ranks 24,832 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,752 by building count (1 is largest). Within Kentucky alone, it ranks 352 of 552 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Kentucky on its state page.
Prestonville and the insurance market
Prestonville's moderate rating (21st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Prestonville (69% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Prestonville's figures come from
Prestonville's 21st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Prestonville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.