Huntersville, NC
Huntersville, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Huntersville at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 22,639 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Huntersville at the 52nd national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 42.6% of Huntersville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 40.4% Indirect share and far above its 17% Minimal share — a profile where 9,644 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most. At 22,639 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
How Huntersville compares
Huntersville's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (36th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (49th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Huntersville ranks 15,947 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 587 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 492 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Huntersville and the insurance market
At the 49th national percentile, Huntersville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Huntersville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Huntersville (42.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Huntersville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Huntersville's 15,947-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Huntersville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.