Edmund, SC
Edmund wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Edmund lands at the 70th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 765 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Edmund at the 67th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Edmund's buildings actually sit
87.6% of Edmund's 765 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 670 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 12.4% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Edmund compares
Edmund scores 70th nationally and 57th within South Carolina — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Edmund ranks 9,590 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,968 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 206 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Edmund's high rating (70th 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 Edmund
Because Direct exposure dominates in Edmund (87.6%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Edmund's 9,590-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Edmund, see the exposure-zones guide.