Pine Ridge (Lexington), SC
Pine Ridge (Lexington) wildfire risk explained
Pine Ridge (Lexington)'s 1,200 buildings earn a 59th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pine Ridge (Lexington)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Pine Ridge (Lexington)'s building exposure, zone by zone
Indirect exposure is dominant in Pine Ridge (Lexington) (50.8% of 1,200 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 49.2% sit in the Direct zone.
Pine Ridge (Lexington) against the rest of the country
Pine Ridge (Lexington) ranks lower within South Carolina (16th percentile statewide) than its 59th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pine Ridge (Lexington) ranks 12,967 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,649 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 398 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
Pine Ridge (Lexington)'s elevated rating (59th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because 50.8% of Pine Ridge (Lexington)'s buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Pine Ridge (Lexington)'s 59th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Pine Ridge (Lexington), see the exposure-zones guide.