Sulligent, AL
How exposed is Sulligent to wildfire?
Sulligent sits at the 56th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,262 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sulligent's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 58th percentile nationally.
Sulligent's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 70.8% of Sulligent's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 29.2% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 894 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Sulligent compares
Sulligent ranks lower within Alabama (15th percentile statewide) than its 56th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sulligent ranks 13,794 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,281 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 509 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
Sulligent and the insurance market
Sulligent'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.
Hardening a home in Sulligent
Because Direct exposure dominates in Sulligent (70.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Sulligent's 13,794-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Sulligent, see the exposure-zones guide.