Lesslie, SC
Lesslie, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Lesslie at the 56th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,677 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lesslie at the 60th 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
Direct exposure dominates in Lesslie: 91.8% of its 1,677 buildings, versus 8.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Lesslie against the rest of the country
Inside South Carolina, Lesslie sits at just the 11th percentile even though it scores 56th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lesslie ranks 13,782 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,502 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 418 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Lesslie and the insurance market
Lesslie's elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Lesslie
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lesslie (91.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lesslie's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,677 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lesslie. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lesslie's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.