Ninety Six, SC
Ninety Six, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ninety Six 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 1,259 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ninety Six's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
Ninety Six's building exposure, zone by zone
52.4% of Ninety Six's 1,259 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 660 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 47.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Ninety Six against the rest of the country
Inside South Carolina, Ninety Six sits at just the 46th percentile even though it scores 67th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ninety Six ranks 10,312 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,304 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 259 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ninety Six
At the 67th percentile nationally, Ninety Six 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With 52.4% of Ninety Six 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.
Where Ninety Six's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ninety Six's 10,312-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ninety Six's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.