Roopville, GA
How exposed is Roopville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Roopville lands at the 82nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 192 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Roopville at the 86th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Roopville's buildings actually sit
95.3% of Roopville's 192 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 183 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 4.7% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Roopville ranks
Roopville scores 82nd nationally and 93rd within Georgia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Roopville ranks 5,611 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,153 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 46 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
At the 82nd percentile nationally, Roopville carries the very 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 Roopville (95.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Roopville's figures come from
Roopville's 82nd-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 Roopville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.