Boones Mill, VA
How exposed is Boones Mill to wildfire?
Boones Mill's 194 buildings earn a 65th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Boones Mill's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Boones Mill's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Boones Mill: 70.1% of its 194 buildings, versus 29.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Boones Mill against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Boones Mill's 65th national percentile and its 75th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Boones Mill ranks 11,109 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,104 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 168 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Boones Mill and the insurance market
At the 65th percentile nationally, Boones Mill carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Hardening a home in Boones Mill
Because Direct exposure dominates in Boones Mill (70.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Boones Mill's figures come from
Boones Mill's 65th-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 Boones Mill's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.