Holly Hill, SC
Holly Hill wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Holly Hill at the 81st national percentile for risk to structures, in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a score built from 781 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Holly Hill's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
Where Holly Hill's buildings actually sit
Of Holly Hill's 781 counted buildings, 53.9% 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 Holly Hill compares
Holly Hill scores 81st nationally and 86th within South Carolina — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Holly Hill ranks 6,122 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,810 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 68 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Holly Hill
Holly Hill's very high rating (81st 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.
Hardening a home in Holly Hill
Holly Hill's 53.9% 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 Holly Hill's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 781 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Holly Hill. The exposure-zones guide covers what Holly Hill's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.