Elloree, SC
Elloree, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Elloree sits at the 69th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 539 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Elloree at the 68th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Elloree's building exposure, zone by zone
539 buildings are counted in Elloree, and 57.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 42.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Elloree against the rest of the country
Inside South Carolina, Elloree sits at just the 53rd percentile even though it scores 69th 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, Elloree ranks 9,871 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,742 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 222 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
At the 69th percentile nationally, Elloree carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Elloree's 57.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Elloree's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 539 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Elloree. The exposure-zones guide covers what Elloree's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.