The Meadows, FL
The Meadows wildfire risk explained
USFS scores The Meadows at the 74th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,839 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, The Meadows's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 72nd percentile nationally.
The Meadows's building exposure, zone by zone
Most of The Meadows's buildings (79% of 1,839) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Where The Meadows ranks
The Meadows ranks lower within Florida (35th percentile statewide) than its 74th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, The Meadows ranks 8,061 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,953 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 623 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in The Meadows
The Meadows's high rating (74th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
The Meadows's 79% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The Meadows's 74th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond The Meadows, see the exposure-zones guide.