Stokes, NC
How exposed is Stokes to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Stokes lands at the 52nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 335 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Stokes at the 50th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Stokes's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Stokes: 70.5% of its 335 buildings, versus 29.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Stokes compares
Stokes's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (42nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (52nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Stokes ranks 15,297 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,705 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 449 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Stokes and the insurance market
Stokes's elevated rating (52nd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Stokes
With 70.5% of Stokes in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Stokes's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 335 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Stokes. The exposure-zones guide covers what Stokes's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.