Aulander, NC
How exposed is Aulander to wildfire?
Aulander sits at the 54th 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 570 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Aulander at the 54th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Aulander's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Aulander: 60.7% of its 570 buildings, versus 39.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Aulander ranks
Aulander's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (49th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (54th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Aulander ranks 14,598 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,253 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 397 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Aulander
Aulander's elevated wildfire rating (54th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Aulander
Aulander's 60.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Aulander's figures come from
Aulander's 54th-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 Aulander's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.