Ridge Spring, SC
Ridge Spring, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Ridge Spring sits at the 65th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 487 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Ridge Spring at the 66th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Ridge Spring's buildings actually sit
Of Ridge Spring's 487 counted buildings, 63.9% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Ridge Spring ranks
Ridge Spring ranks lower within South Carolina (35th percentile statewide) than its 65th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Ridge Spring ranks 11,073 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,589 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 310 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Ridge Spring's high rating (65th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Hardening a home in Ridge Spring
Because Direct exposure dominates in Ridge Spring (63.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Ridge Spring's figures come from
Ridge Spring's 65th-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 Ridge Spring's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.