Bayside, VA
Bayside, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bayside sits at the 60th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 89 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bayside at the 57th national percentile — 3 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Bayside's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 94.4% of Bayside's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 5.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 84 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Bayside ranks
There's little gap between Bayside's 60th national percentile and its 66th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bayside ranks 12,748 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,555 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 230 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bayside
Bayside's elevated wildfire rating (60th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 94.4% of Bayside 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 Bayside's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bayside's 12,748-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bayside's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.