Lyman, SC
Lyman, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lyman lands at the 59th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,838 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lyman at the 62nd percentile, close to its 59th-percentile risk score.
Lyman's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Lyman: 57% of its 2,838 buildings, versus 39.8% Indirect and 3.2% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Lyman compares
Lyman ranks lower within South Carolina (15th percentile statewide) than its 59th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lyman ranks 13,062 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,684 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 402 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Lyman and the insurance market
Lyman's elevated rating (59th 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 Lyman
Lyman's 57% 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 Lyman's figures come from
Lyman's 59th-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 Lyman's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.