Little River, SC
Little River wildfire risk explained
Little River sits at the 75th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 4,423 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Little River at the 71st national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
4,423 buildings are counted in Little River, and 62.9% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 37.1% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Little River ranks
There's little gap between Little River's 75th national percentile and its 72nd percentile inside South Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Little River ranks 8,047 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,862 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 131 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 75th percentile nationally, Little River 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 62.9% of Little River's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 4,423 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Little River. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Little River, see the exposure-zones guide.