Williamston, SC
Williamston, SC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Williamston at the 60th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 2,411 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Williamston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 63rd percentile nationally.
Williamston's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 50.8% of Williamston's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 49.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 1,226 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Williamston compares
Inside South Carolina, Williamston sits at just the 18th percentile even though it scores 60th nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Williamston ranks 12,714 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,491 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 389 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Williamston
At the 60th national percentile, Williamston rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Williamston's 50.8% 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 Williamston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Williamston's 12,714-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Williamston's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.