Highest risk cities in North Carolina
Highest wildfire risk cities in North Carolina
Ranked city list for long-term wildfire hazard potential, based on 772/772 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.
P85-based state reference
Wildfire score
73/100
Updated Wed, Oct 14, 3:35 PM.
772/772 eligible cities evaluated
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Top 25 cities by wildfire score from 772 evaluated locations.
#1
Dobbins Heights, NC
10 points above the state reference
#2
East Laurinburg, NC
10 points above the state reference
#3
Foxfire, NC
10 points above the state reference
#4
Hoffman, NC
10 points above the state reference
#5
Laurinburg, NC
10 points above the state reference
#6
Maxton, NC
10 points above the state reference
#7
Ashley Heights, NC
9 points above the state reference
#8
Bowmore, NC
9 points above the state reference
#9
East Rockingham, NC
9 points above the state reference
#10
Ellerbe, NC
9 points above the state reference
#11
Elrod, NC
9 points above the state reference
#12
Five Points, NC
9 points above the state reference
#13
Prospect, NC
9 points above the state reference
#14
Raeford, NC
9 points above the state reference
#15
Roberdel, NC
9 points above the state reference
#16
Rockingham, NC
9 points above the state reference
#17
Silver City, NC
9 points above the state reference
#18
Spout Springs, NC
9 points above the state reference
#19
Spring Lake, NC
9 points above the state reference
#20
Vass, NC
9 points above the state reference
#21
Wakulla, NC
9 points above the state reference
#22
Barbecue, NC
8 points above the state reference
#23
Cameron, NC
8 points above the state reference
#24
Dundarrach, NC
8 points above the state reference
#25
Pembroke, NC
8 points above the state reference
How this ranking works
Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across772/772 eligible cities evaluated.
Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.
City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.