South Pasadena, FL
How exposed is South Pasadena to wildfire?
South Pasadena's 836 buildings earn a 39th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts South Pasadena at the 44th percentile, close to its 39th-percentile risk score.
South Pasadena's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of South Pasadena's buildings (98.4% of 836) 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.
How South Pasadena compares
South Pasadena ranks lower within Florida (0th percentile statewide) than its 39th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, South Pasadena ranks 19,214 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,288 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 951 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
South Pasadena's moderate wildfire rating (39th 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.
Hardening a home in South Pasadena
Even with 98.4% of South Pasadena 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 836 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for South Pasadena. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond South Pasadena, see the exposure-zones guide.