Solana, FL
Solana wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Solana at the 80th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 597 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Solana at the 81st national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Solana's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 68.3% of Solana's buildings as Minimal exposure, the largest of the three zones here by a wide margin over 31.7% Direct and 0% Indirect — a landscape-level risk rather than a building-by-building one.
Where Solana ranks
Solana ranks lower within Florida (47th percentile statewide) than its 80th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Solana ranks 6,425 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,878 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 509 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 80th percentile nationally, Solana carries the 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
Solana's 68.3% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where Solana's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Solana's 6,425-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Solana's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.