Reidsville, NC
Reidsville, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Reidsville sits at the 29th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 7,166 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Reidsville at the 30th 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
USFS classifies 47.8% of Reidsville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 33.6% Indirect share and far above its 18.7% Minimal share — a profile where 3,424 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most. At 7,166 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Reidsville ranks
Reidsville's 29th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 2nd ranking inside North Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 27 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Reidsville ranks 22,509 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 2,392 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 757 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Reidsville's moderate rating (29th 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 Direct exposure dominates in Reidsville (47.8%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Reidsville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Reidsville's 22,509-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Reidsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.