Youngsville, NC
Youngsville, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Youngsville sits at the 39th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 924 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Youngsville at the 40th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Youngsville's buildings actually sit
924 buildings are counted in Youngsville, and 67.2% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Youngsville compares
Youngsville ranks lower within North Carolina (13th percentile statewide) than its 39th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Youngsville ranks 19,381 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,519 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 674 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 39th national percentile, Youngsville rates moderate 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 Youngsville
With 67.2% of Youngsville 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 Youngsville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Youngsville's 19,381-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Youngsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.