McLeansville, NC
McLeansville wildfire risk explained
USFS scores McLeansville at the 53rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 894 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts McLeansville at the 56th percentile, close to its 53rd-percentile risk score.
Where McLeansville's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in McLeansville: 92% of its 894 buildings, versus 8.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How McLeansville compares
McLeansville scores 53rd nationally and 47th within North Carolina — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, McLeansville ranks 14,787 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,777 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 411 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
McLeansville's elevated rating (53rd 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 McLeansville
Because Direct exposure dominates in McLeansville (92%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 894 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for McLeansville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond McLeansville, see the exposure-zones guide.