Green Level, NC
Green Level wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Green Level lands at the 55th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,221 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Green Level at the 58th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Green Level's buildings actually sit
62.2% of Green Level's 1,221 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 759 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 37.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Green Level compares
There's little gap between Green Level's 55th national percentile and its 51st 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, Green Level ranks 14,222 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,531 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 378 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Green Level
Green Level's elevated wildfire rating (55th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Green Level
Because Direct exposure dominates in Green Level (62.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,221 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Green Level. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Green Level, see the exposure-zones guide.