Pinetown, NC
Pinetown wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Pinetown at the 58th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 150 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pinetown's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 57th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
150 buildings are counted in Pinetown, and 84% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Pinetown compares
Pinetown scores 58th nationally and 57th 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, Pinetown ranks 13,150 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,889 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 335 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pinetown
At the 58th national percentile, Pinetown 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Pinetown (84%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 150 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pinetown. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Pinetown, see the exposure-zones guide.