Jenkinsville, SC
Jenkinsville wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Jenkinsville at the 68th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 34 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Jenkinsville at the 70th percentile, close to its 68th-percentile risk score.
Jenkinsville's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Jenkinsville: 100% of its 34 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Jenkinsville against the rest of the country
Jenkinsville ranks lower within South Carolina (49th percentile statewide) than its 68th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Jenkinsville ranks 10,129 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 31,302 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 244 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
At the 68th percentile nationally, Jenkinsville carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Jenkinsville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Jenkinsville (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Jenkinsville's 68th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Jenkinsville, see the exposure-zones guide.