Simpsonville, SC
Simpsonville, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Simpsonville at the 51st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 8,404 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Simpsonville at the 55th percentile, close to its 51st-percentile risk score.
Where Simpsonville's buildings actually sit
8,404 buildings are counted in Simpsonville, and 64.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 35.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal. At 8,404 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where Simpsonville ranks
Simpsonville ranks lower within South Carolina (4th percentile statewide) than its 51st national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Simpsonville ranks 15,486 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 1,977 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 455 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
Simpsonville's elevated rating (51st 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
Simpsonville's 64.2% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 8,404 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Simpsonville. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Simpsonville, see the exposure-zones guide.