Louisburg, NC
Louisburg, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Louisburg lands at the 41st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,659 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Louisburg's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
1,659 buildings are counted in Louisburg, and 56.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Louisburg against the rest of the country
Louisburg ranks lower within North Carolina (18th percentile statewide) than its 41st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Louisburg ranks 18,535 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,566 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 635 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Louisburg and the insurance market
Louisburg's elevated rating (41st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Louisburg's 56.7% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Louisburg's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,659 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Louisburg. The exposure-zones guide covers what Louisburg's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.