Mount Croghan, SC
Mount Croghan wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Mount Croghan lands at the 52nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 140 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mount Croghan's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 54th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Mount Croghan: 96.4% of its 140 buildings, versus 3.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Mount Croghan ranks
Mount Croghan ranks lower within South Carolina (5th percentile statewide) than its 52nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mount Croghan ranks 15,107 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,305 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 449 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Mount Croghan and the insurance market
Mount Croghan's elevated wildfire rating (52nd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Mount Croghan
With 96.4% of Mount Croghan in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 140 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Mount Croghan. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Mount Croghan, see the exposure-zones guide.