Drayton, SC
How exposed is Drayton to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Drayton at the 52nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 601 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Drayton at the 55th percentile, close to its 52nd-percentile risk score.
Where Drayton's buildings actually sit
55.6% of Drayton's 601 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 334 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 43.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 1.2% are Minimal.
Drayton against the rest of the country
Inside South Carolina, Drayton sits at just the 5th percentile even though it scores 52nd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Drayton ranks 15,207 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,829 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 450 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Drayton
Drayton's elevated wildfire rating (52nd 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Drayton (55.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Drayton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 601 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Drayton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Drayton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.