Ogden, NC
Ogden, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ogden lands at the 61st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 3,478 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ogden at the 59th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 56.5% of Ogden's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 6.5% Indirect share and far above its 37% Minimal share — a profile where 1,966 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Ogden compares
Ogden scores 61st nationally and 60th within North Carolina — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ogden ranks 12,331 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,798 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 313 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ogden
Ogden's high rating (61st 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 Ogden (56.5%), 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
Ogden's 61st-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 Ogden, see the exposure-zones guide.