Boykins, VA
Boykins, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Boykins sits at the 44th 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 355 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Boykins at the 43rd percentile, close to its 44th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
56.9% of Boykins's 355 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 202 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 43.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Boykins against the rest of the country
Boykins's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (40th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (44th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Boykins ranks 17,821 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,207 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 409 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Boykins and the insurance market
Boykins's elevated wildfire rating (44th 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.
Hardening a home in Boykins
Because Direct exposure dominates in Boykins (56.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 355 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Boykins. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Boykins, see the exposure-zones guide.