Spring Hope, NC
How exposed is Spring Hope to wildfire?
USFS scores Spring Hope at the 47th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 838 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Spring Hope at the 48th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Spring Hope: 54.2% of its 838 buildings, versus 45.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Spring Hope ranks
Spring Hope's 47th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 31st ranking inside North Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 16 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Spring Hope ranks 16,802 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,274 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 535 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Spring Hope and the insurance market
At the 47th national percentile, Spring Hope rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Spring Hope (54.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Spring Hope's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Spring Hope's 16,802-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Spring Hope's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.