Swainsboro, GA
How exposed is Swainsboro to wildfire?
USFS scores Swainsboro at the 66th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 3,590 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Swainsboro at the 66th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Swainsboro's building exposure, zone by zone
63.7% of Swainsboro's 3,590 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 36.2% Direct and 0.1% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Swainsboro ranks
Swainsboro ranks lower within Georgia (48th percentile statewide) than its 66th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Swainsboro ranks 10,713 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,665 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 349 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Swainsboro
At the 66th percentile nationally, Swainsboro 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 63.7% of Swainsboro's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,590 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Swainsboro. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Swainsboro, see the exposure-zones guide.