Auburn, WV
Auburn wildfire risk explained
Auburn's 77 buildings earn a 46th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Auburn at the 47th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Auburn's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 100% of Auburn's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 77 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Auburn ranks
Auburn scores 46th nationally and 32nd within West Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Auburn ranks 16,910 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,033 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 292 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Auburn
Auburn's elevated wildfire rating (46th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
Auburn's 100% 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 Auburn's figures come from
Auburn's 46th-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 Auburn's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.