Boardman, NC
Boardman, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Boardman's 145 buildings earn a 81st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Boardman's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 82nd percentile nationally.
Boardman's building exposure, zone by zone
145 buildings are counted in Boardman, and 84.8% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Boardman against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Boardman's 81st national percentile and its 87th percentile inside North Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Boardman ranks 5,931 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,091 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 99 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Boardman
At the 81st percentile nationally, Boardman carries the very 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Boardman's 84.8% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 145 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Boardman. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Boardman, see the exposure-zones guide.