Glenwood, NC
Glenwood wildfire risk explained
Glenwood sits at the 62nd 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 370 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Glenwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 64th percentile nationally.
Glenwood's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 96.5% of Glenwood's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 3.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 357 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Glenwood against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Glenwood's 62nd national percentile and its 60th percentile inside North Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Glenwood ranks 12,071 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,862 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 309 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Glenwood and the insurance market
Glenwood's high rating (62nd 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Glenwood's 96.5% 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 Glenwood's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Glenwood's 12,071-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Glenwood's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.