Spout Springs, NC
Spout Springs wildfire risk explained
Spout Springs's 4,264 buildings earn a 78th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Spout Springs's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 79th percentile nationally.
Where Spout Springs's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 55.6% of Spout Springs's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 42.3% Indirect share and far above its 2.2% Minimal share — a profile where 2,369 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Spout Springs compares
Spout Springs scores 78th nationally and 81st within North Carolina — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Spout Springs ranks 6,905 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,006 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 150 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 78th percentile nationally, Spout Springs 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Spout Springs (55.6%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Spout Springs's 6,905-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Spout Springs, see the exposure-zones guide.