Sharon, SC
How exposed is Sharon to wildfire?
Sharon sits at the 63rd 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 347 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sharon at the 66th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Sharon's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Sharon: 92.8% of its 347 buildings, versus 7.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Sharon against the rest of the country
Sharon's 63rd national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 28th ranking inside South Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 35 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Sharon ranks 11,734 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,409 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 344 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sharon
Sharon's high rating (63rd 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Sharon's 92.8% 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 Sharon's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 347 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sharon. The exposure-zones guide covers what Sharon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.