Parksville, SC
Parksville wildfire risk explained
Parksville's 137 buildings earn a 73rd-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 Parksville at the 75th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Parksville: 88.3% of its 137 buildings, versus 11.7% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Parksville ranks
There's little gap between Parksville's 73rd national percentile and its 68th percentile inside South Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Parksville ranks 8,547 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,417 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 153 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 73rd percentile nationally, Parksville 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Parksville (88.3%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Parksville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 137 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Parksville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Parksville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.