Efland, NC
Efland, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Efland sits at the 35th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 501 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Efland at the 36th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Efland's buildings actually sit
501 buildings are counted in Efland, and 87.8% 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.
How Efland compares
Efland's 35th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 7th ranking inside North Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 28 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Efland ranks 20,550 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,341 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 717 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Efland
At the 35th national percentile, Efland rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Efland
Efland's 87.8% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 501 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Efland. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Efland, see the exposure-zones guide.