Arcadia, SC
How exposed is Arcadia to wildfire?
USFS scores Arcadia at the 48th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,104 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Arcadia's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Only 27.7% of Arcadia's 1,104 buildings carry Direct exposure and 0% carry Indirect; the remaining 72.3% are Minimal, which shifts the risk driving this page's score toward the surrounding landscape rather than any one structure.
How Arcadia compares
Arcadia ranks lower within South Carolina (1st percentile statewide) than its 48th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arcadia ranks 16,342 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,257 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 468 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Arcadia
At the 48th national percentile, Arcadia 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
Arcadia's 72.3% 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.
Where Arcadia's figures come from
Arcadia's 48th-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 Arcadia's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.