Hickory Grove, SC
Hickory Grove, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Hickory Grove's 299 buildings earn a 63rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hickory Grove's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 66th percentile nationally.
Where Hickory Grove's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 94% of Hickory Grove's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 281 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Hickory Grove against the rest of the country
Inside South Carolina, Hickory Grove sits at just the 27th percentile even though it scores 63rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hickory Grove ranks 11,767 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,666 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 347 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hickory Grove
At the 63rd percentile nationally, Hickory Grove carries the 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
Hickory Grove's 94% 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 Hickory Grove's figures come from
Hickory Grove's 63rd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hickory Grove's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.