Ravenel, SC
Ravenel wildfire risk explained
Ravenel's 1,368 buildings earn a 86th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ravenel's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 84th percentile nationally.
Where Ravenel's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Ravenel: 97.8% of its 1,368 buildings, versus 2.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Ravenel ranks
Ravenel's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Carolina (94th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (86th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ravenel ranks 4,294 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,756 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 31 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ravenel
At the 86th percentile nationally, Ravenel carries the very 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Ravenel's 97.8% 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 Ravenel's figures come from
Ravenel's 86th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Ravenel's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.