Berryville, VA
Berryville, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Berryville's 1,801 buildings earn a 51st-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 Berryville at the 53rd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Berryville's building exposure, zone by zone
1,801 buildings are counted in Berryville, and 67.2% of them are Indirect exposure — ember-driven risk rather than the 32.8% in Direct exposure or the 0% rated Minimal.
Where Berryville ranks
Berryville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (55th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (51st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Berryville ranks 15,460 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 8,057 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 307 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Berryville
At the 51st national percentile, Berryville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Berryville
Berryville's 67.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Berryville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,801 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Berryville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Berryville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.