Whitsett, NC
Whitsett, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Whitsett lands at the 52nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 522 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Whitsett at the 54th national percentile — 3 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Whitsett's buildings actually sit
99.4% of Whitsett's 522 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 519 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Whitsett against the rest of the country
Whitsett's risk sits at a similar level relative to North Carolina (43rd 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, Whitsett ranks 15,229 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,996 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 441 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 52nd national percentile, Whitsett rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Whitsett
Whitsett's 99.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Whitsett's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Whitsett's 15,229-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Whitsett's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.