Stanley, LA
Stanley, LA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Stanley lands at the 58th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 115 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Stanley at the 59th percentile, close to its 58th-percentile risk score.
Where Stanley's buildings actually sit
115 buildings are counted in Stanley, and 99.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Stanley compares
Stanley scores 58th nationally and 71st within Louisiana — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Stanley ranks 13,305 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,416 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 143 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
Stanley and the insurance market
At the 58th national percentile, Stanley rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
With 99.1% of Stanley 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 Stanley's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Stanley's 13,305-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Stanley's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.