Mountville, SC
Mountville, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Mountville sits at the 67th 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 137 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mountville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 69th percentile nationally.
Mountville's building exposure, zone by zone
137 buildings are counted in Mountville, and 92.7% 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.
Mountville against the rest of the country
Mountville ranks lower within South Carolina (42nd percentile statewide) than its 67th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mountville ranks 10,571 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,416 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 278 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Mountville and the insurance market
Mountville's high rating (67th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mountville (92.7%), 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
Mountville's 67th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Mountville, see the exposure-zones guide.