Neuse Forest, NC
Neuse Forest wildfire risk explained
Neuse Forest's 931 buildings earn a 75th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Neuse Forest at the 74th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Neuse Forest's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 76.7% of Neuse Forest's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 22.7% Indirect share and far above its 0.6% Minimal share — a profile where 714 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Neuse Forest compares
There's little gap between Neuse Forest's 75th national percentile and its 77th percentile inside North Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Neuse Forest ranks 7,853 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,465 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 177 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Neuse Forest and the insurance market
At the 75th percentile nationally, Neuse Forest carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Neuse Forest
Because Direct exposure dominates in Neuse Forest (76.7%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 931 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Neuse Forest. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Neuse Forest, see the exposure-zones guide.