Richburg, SC
Richburg, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Richburg at the 66th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 203 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Richburg at the 68th percentile, close to its 66th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
203 buildings are counted in Richburg, and 98% 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 Richburg compares
Richburg's 66th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 39th ranking inside South Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 27 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Richburg ranks 10,784 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,748 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 289 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Richburg
At the 66th percentile nationally, Richburg carries the 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Richburg (98%), 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
Richburg's 66th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Richburg, see the exposure-zones guide.