Walkertown, NC
Walkertown, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Walkertown's 3,467 buildings earn a 41st-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Walkertown at the 44th percentile, close to its 41st-percentile risk score.
Walkertown's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Walkertown: 83.7% of its 3,467 buildings, versus 16.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Walkertown ranks
Walkertown's 41st national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 17th ranking inside North Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 24 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Walkertown ranks 18,661 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,818 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 643 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Walkertown
Walkertown's elevated rating (41st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Walkertown (83.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Walkertown's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,467 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Walkertown. The exposure-zones guide covers what Walkertown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.