Northlake, SC
Northlake, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Northlake at the 57th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,708 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Northlake's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 61st percentile nationally.
Where Northlake's buildings actually sit
1,708 buildings are counted in Northlake, and 69.3% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 1% rated Minimal.
Northlake against the rest of the country
Inside South Carolina, Northlake sits at just the 13th percentile even though it scores 57th 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, Northlake ranks 13,598 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,392 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 413 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 57th national percentile, Northlake rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 69.3% of Northlake 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 1,708 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Northlake. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Northlake, see the exposure-zones guide.