Pittsboro, NC
Pittsboro, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pittsboro at the 42nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 2,133 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Pittsboro at the 44th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Pittsboro's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Pittsboro: 72.3% of its 2,133 buildings, versus 27.7% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Pittsboro ranks
Pittsboro ranks lower within North Carolina (19th percentile statewide) than its 42nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pittsboro ranks 18,410 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,109 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 626 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Pittsboro
At the 42nd national percentile, Pittsboro rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Pittsboro's 72.3% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Pittsboro's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Pittsboro's 18,410-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pittsboro's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.