Hampton, SC
Hampton wildfire risk explained
Hampton sits at the 71st 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 1,732 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hampton at the 71st national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Hampton (62.2% of 1,732 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 37.8% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Hampton ranks
Hampton's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Carolina (62nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (71st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hampton ranks 9,086 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,297 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 179 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hampton
Hampton's high rating (71st 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because 62.2% of Hampton's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Hampton's 71st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Hampton, see the exposure-zones guide.