Homeland Park, SC
Homeland Park, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Homeland Park at the 57th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 3,559 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Homeland Park at the 60th percentile, close to its 57th-percentile risk score.
Where Homeland Park's buildings actually sit
67.2% of Homeland Park's 3,559 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 32.8% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Homeland Park against the rest of the country
Homeland Park ranks lower within South Carolina (13th percentile statewide) than its 57th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Homeland Park ranks 13,560 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,708 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 412 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Homeland Park's elevated rating (57th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Homeland Park (67.2% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Homeland Park's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Homeland Park's 13,560-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Homeland Park's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.