West Canaveral Groves, FL
How exposed is West Canaveral Groves to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, West Canaveral Groves lands at the 100th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 271 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks West Canaveral Groves at the 100th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
West Canaveral Groves's building exposure, zone by zone
Of West Canaveral Groves's 271 counted buildings, 100% 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.
West Canaveral Groves against the rest of the country
West Canaveral Groves scores 100th nationally and 100th within Florida — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, West Canaveral Groves ranks 159 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,459 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 3 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
West Canaveral Groves's very high rating (100th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in West Canaveral Groves (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where West Canaveral Groves's figures come from
West Canaveral Groves's 100th-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 West Canaveral Groves's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.