Roswell, GA
Roswell wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Roswell lands at the 56th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 27,653 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Roswell at the 60th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Roswell's buildings actually sit
Of Roswell's 27,653 counted buildings, 57.2% carry Direct exposure and only 24.9% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first. At 27,653 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Roswell compares
Inside Georgia, Roswell sits at just the 13th percentile even though it scores 56th 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, Roswell ranks 13,767 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 440 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 581 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Roswell
Roswell's elevated rating (56th 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 57.2% of Roswell in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Roswell's figures come from
Roswell's 56th-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 Roswell's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.