Wyboo, SC
Wyboo wildfire risk explained
Wyboo's 4,041 buildings earn a 86th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Wyboo's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 86th percentile nationally.
Where Wyboo's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 86.2% of Wyboo's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 7.7% Indirect share and far above its 6.2% Minimal share — a profile where 3,483 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Wyboo against the rest of the country
Wyboo's risk sits at a similar level relative to South Carolina (93rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (86th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Wyboo ranks 4,548 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,200 by building count (1 is largest). Within South Carolina alone, it ranks 36 of 474 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for South Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Wyboo
At the 86th percentile nationally, Wyboo carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 86.2% of Wyboo in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Wyboo's figures come from
Wyboo's 86th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Wyboo's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.