Cypress Landing, NC
How exposed is Cypress Landing to wildfire?
Cypress Landing 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 722 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cypress Landing at the 52nd national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Cypress Landing's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Cypress Landing: 88.4% of its 722 buildings, versus 9.4% Indirect and 2.2% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Cypress Landing against the rest of the country
Cypress Landing'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, Cypress Landing ranks 14,538 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,427 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 396 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Cypress Landing'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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Cypress Landing (88.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Cypress Landing's figures come from
Cypress Landing'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 Cypress Landing's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.