Bostic, NC
Bostic, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bostic at the 73rd national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 260 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bostic's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 76th percentile nationally.
Bostic's building exposure, zone by zone
260 buildings are counted in Bostic, and 90% 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.
How Bostic compares
There's little gap between Bostic's 73rd national percentile and its 73rd 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, Bostic ranks 8,669 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,830 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 207 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Bostic and the insurance market
Bostic's high rating (73rd 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.
Hardening a home in Bostic
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bostic (90%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bostic's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 260 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bostic. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bostic's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.