Wausau, FL
Wausau, FL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Wausau's 316 buildings earn a 74th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wausau's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
Wausau's building exposure, zone by zone
71.5% of Wausau's 316 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 226 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 28.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Wausau ranks
Inside Florida, Wausau sits at just the 34th percentile even though it scores 74th 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, Wausau ranks 8,221 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,202 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 633 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wausau
At the 74th percentile nationally, Wausau 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
With 71.5% of Wausau in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 316 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Wausau. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Wausau, see the exposure-zones guide.