Sunset, LA
How exposed is Sunset to wildfire?
Sunset sits at the 54th 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 1,701 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Sunset's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
Where Sunset's buildings actually sit
1,701 buildings are counted in Sunset, and 64% 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 Sunset compares
There's little gap between Sunset's 54th national percentile and its 64th percentile inside Louisiana, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sunset ranks 14,562 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,416 by building count (1 is largest). Within Louisiana alone, it ranks 175 of 488 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Louisiana on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Sunset's elevated wildfire rating (54th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Sunset's 64% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Sunset's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,701 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sunset. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sunset's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.