Barboursville, WV
Barboursville, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Barboursville lands at the 61st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,596 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Barboursville at the 63rd percentile, close to its 61st-percentile risk score.
Barboursville's building exposure, zone by zone
1,596 buildings are counted in Barboursville, and 91.7% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 8.3% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Barboursville ranks
Barboursville's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (51st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (61st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Barboursville ranks 12,372 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,785 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 212 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Barboursville
Barboursville's high rating (61st percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Barboursville (91.7% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,596 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Barboursville. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Barboursville, see the exposure-zones guide.