Greeleyville, SC
Greeleyville wildfire risk explained
Greeleyville sits at the 90th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 374 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Greeleyville at the 91st 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
Of Greeleyville's 374 counted buildings, 82.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Greeleyville compares
Greeleyville's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Carolina (97th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (90th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Greeleyville ranks 3,131 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,789 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 14 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Greeleyville
At the 90th percentile nationally, Greeleyville 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Greeleyville (82.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Greeleyville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Greeleyville's 3,131-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Greeleyville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.