Eastover, NC
How exposed is Eastover to wildfire?
Eastover's 2,347 buildings earn a 76th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Eastover's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 75th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
2,347 buildings are counted in Eastover, and 86.5% 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.
Eastover against the rest of the country
Eastover's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (78th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (76th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Eastover ranks 7,691 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,613 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 170 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Eastover
Eastover's 76th-percentile, high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Eastover (86.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Eastover's figures come from
Eastover's 76th-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 Eastover's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.