Askewville, NC
Askewville, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Askewville sits at the 53rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 242 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Askewville at the 53rd percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
Where Askewville's buildings actually sit
Of Askewville's 242 counted buildings, 93.4% 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.
Where Askewville ranks
Askewville's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (45th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (53rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Askewville ranks 14,943 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,398 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 420 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Askewville and the insurance market
Askewville's elevated rating (53rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 93.4% of Askewville 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.
Where Askewville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 242 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Askewville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Askewville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.