Walhalla, SC
Walhalla, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Walhalla at the 73rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 2,014 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Walhalla's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 77th percentile nationally.
Where Walhalla's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Walhalla (50.7% of 2,014 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 49.3% sit in the Direct zone.
Where Walhalla ranks
There's little gap between Walhalla's 73rd national percentile and its 70th percentile inside South Carolina, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Walhalla ranks 8,386 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,435 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 144 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Walhalla and the insurance market
Walhalla's high rating (73rd percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Walhalla (50.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Walhalla's 8,386-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Walhalla, see the exposure-zones guide.