Gillisonville, SC
Gillisonville, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gillisonville lands at the 80th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 159 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gillisonville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
Where Gillisonville's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Gillisonville: 100% of its 159 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Gillisonville compares
There's little gap between Gillisonville's 80th national percentile and its 85th 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, Gillisonville ranks 6,281 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,501 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 73 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 80th percentile nationally, Gillisonville carries the very 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.
Hardening a home in Gillisonville
Gillisonville's 100% 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.
Where Gillisonville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 159 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gillisonville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Gillisonville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.