Trent Woods, NC
Trent Woods, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Trent Woods's 2,112 buildings earn a 56th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Trent Woods's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 55th percentile nationally.
Trent Woods's building exposure, zone by zone
90.6% of Trent Woods's 2,112 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 1,914 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 6.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 3.3% are Minimal.
How Trent Woods compares
Trent Woods scores 56th nationally and 53rd 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, Trent Woods ranks 14,034 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,159 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 362 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Trent Woods
Trent Woods's elevated wildfire rating (56th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Trent Woods (90.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Trent Woods's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Trent Woods's 14,034-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Trent Woods's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.