Hildebran, NC
Hildebran wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hildebran lands at the 41st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,214 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Hildebran at the 43rd percentile, close to its 41st-percentile risk score.
Hildebran's building exposure, zone by zone
1,214 buildings are counted in Hildebran, and 61.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Hildebran against the rest of the country
Hildebran ranks lower within North Carolina (17th percentile statewide) than its 41st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hildebran ranks 18,758 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,572 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 646 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hildebran
Hildebran's elevated wildfire rating (41st 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 61.7% of Hildebran in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Hildebran's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hildebran's 18,758-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hildebran's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.