Tallapoosa, GA
Tallapoosa wildfire risk explained
Tallapoosa's 1,769 buildings earn a 85th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Tallapoosa's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 88th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 61% of Tallapoosa's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 39% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,079 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Tallapoosa compares
There's little gap between Tallapoosa's 85th national percentile and its 96th percentile inside Georgia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Tallapoosa ranks 4,850 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,155 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 29 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Tallapoosa's very high rating (85th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Tallapoosa
Because Direct exposure dominates in Tallapoosa (61%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Tallapoosa's figures come from
Tallapoosa's 85th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Tallapoosa's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.