Boswell's Corner, VA
Boswell's Corner wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Boswell's Corner at the 41st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 660 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Boswell's Corner at the 41st percentile, close to its 41st-percentile risk score.
Where Boswell's Corner's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Boswell's Corner (62.9% of 660 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 37.1% sit in the Direct zone.
Boswell's Corner against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Boswell's Corner's 41st national percentile and its 35th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Boswell's Corner ranks 18,579 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,071 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 441 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
Boswell's Corner's elevated wildfire rating (41st 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.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Boswell's Corner (62.9% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Boswell's Corner's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 660 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Boswell's Corner. The exposure-zones guide covers what Boswell's Corner's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.