Connelly Springs, NC
Connelly Springs, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Connelly Springs at the 49th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,126 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Connelly Springs at the 51st national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Connelly Springs's buildings actually sit
93.6% of Connelly Springs's 1,126 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,054 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 6.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0.1% are Minimal.
Connelly Springs against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Connelly Springs's 49th national percentile and its 35th 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, Connelly Springs ranks 16,144 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,112 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 507 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Connelly Springs
At the 49th national percentile, Connelly Springs 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
With 93.6% of Connelly Springs 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 Connelly Springs's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,126 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Connelly Springs. The exposure-zones guide covers what Connelly Springs's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.