Riverdale, GA
Riverdale, GA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Riverdale at the 52nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 4,434 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Riverdale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
Where Riverdale's buildings actually sit
Most of Riverdale's buildings (74.9% of 4,434) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where Riverdale ranks
Riverdale's 52nd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 7th ranking inside Georgia does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 45 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Riverdale ranks 15,152 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,849 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 621 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Riverdale's elevated wildfire rating (52nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Even with 74.9% of Riverdale outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Riverdale's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Riverdale's 15,152-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Riverdale's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.