Thomasville, AL
Thomasville, AL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Thomasville lands at the 58th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,472 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Thomasville at the 59th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Thomasville's 2,472 counted buildings, 72.6% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Thomasville compares
Thomasville ranks lower within Alabama (21st percentile statewide) than its 58th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Thomasville ranks 13,227 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,352 by building count (1 is largest). Within Alabama alone, it ranks 472 of 592 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Alabama on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 58th national percentile, Thomasville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Thomasville's 72.6% 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.
More on how this number was built
Thomasville's 58th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Thomasville, see the exposure-zones guide.