Edgefield, SC
How exposed is Edgefield to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Edgefield lands at the 74th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,383 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Edgefield at the 75th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Edgefield's building exposure, zone by zone
1,383 buildings are counted in Edgefield, and 78.9% 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.
Where Edgefield ranks
There's little gap between Edgefield's 74th national percentile and its 70th percentile inside South Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edgefield ranks 8,300 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,701 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 143 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Edgefield and the insurance market
Edgefield's high rating (74th 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 Edgefield
Because Direct exposure dominates in Edgefield (78.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,383 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Edgefield. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Edgefield, see the exposure-zones guide.