Bealeton, VA
Bealeton, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Bealeton's 1,716 buildings earn a 27th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bealeton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 28th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
54.5% of Bealeton's 1,716 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 935 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 45.5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Bealeton ranks
There's little gap between Bealeton's 27th national percentile and its 17th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bealeton ranks 23,055 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,365 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 564 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Bealeton's moderate rating (27th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bealeton (54.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Bealeton's figures come from
Bealeton's 27th-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 Bealeton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.