Inman Mills, SC
Inman Mills wildfire risk explained
Inman Mills's 560 buildings earn a 57th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Inman Mills at the 61st national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Inman Mills's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Inman Mills (67.7% of 560 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 32.3% sit in the Direct zone.
How Inman Mills compares
Inman Mills's 57th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 14th ranking inside South Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 43 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Inman Mills ranks 13,439 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,413 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 408 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Inman Mills
Inman Mills's elevated wildfire rating (57th 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.
Hardening a home in Inman Mills
Inman Mills's 67.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Inman Mills's figures come from
Inman Mills's 57th-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 Inman Mills's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.