Rhodhiss, NC
How exposed is Rhodhiss to wildfire?
Rhodhiss sits at the 43rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 560 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Rhodhiss at the 45th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Rhodhiss's buildings actually sit
Most of Rhodhiss's buildings (50.4%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Rhodhiss against the rest of the country
Inside North Carolina, Rhodhiss sits at just the 20th percentile even though it scores 43rd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rhodhiss ranks 18,097 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,409 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 615 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Rhodhiss and the insurance market
At the 43rd national percentile, Rhodhiss 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
Rhodhiss's 50.4% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Rhodhiss's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Rhodhiss's 18,097-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Rhodhiss's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.