Watkinsville, GA
How exposed is Watkinsville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Watkinsville lands at the 62nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,458 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Watkinsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Of Watkinsville's 1,458 counted buildings, 70.1% 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.
Watkinsville against the rest of the country
Inside Georgia, Watkinsville sits at just the 27th percentile even though it scores 62nd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Watkinsville ranks 12,000 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,360 by building count (1 is largest). Within Georgia alone, it ranks 489 of 669 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Georgia on its state page.
Watkinsville and the insurance market
At the 62nd percentile nationally, Watkinsville 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Watkinsville (70.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Watkinsville's figures come from
Watkinsville's 62nd-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 Watkinsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.