Enfield, NC
How exposed is Enfield to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Enfield lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,141 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Enfield at the 46th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 60.7% of Enfield's 1,141 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 39.3% Direct and 0% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Enfield against the rest of the country
Enfield ranks lower within North Carolina (27th percentile statewide) than its 46th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Enfield ranks 17,183 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,011 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 565 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Enfield
Enfield's elevated rating (46th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Enfield
Enfield's 60.7% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,141 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Enfield. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Enfield, see the exposure-zones guide.