Bracey, VA
Bracey, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bracey at the 37th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 2,247 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bracey's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 38th percentile nationally.
Where Bracey's buildings actually sit
Of Bracey's 2,247 counted buildings, 70.4% carry Direct exposure and only 2.4% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Bracey compares
Bracey's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (28th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (37th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bracey ranks 19,838 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,819 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 492 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
At the 37th national percentile, Bracey rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Bracey's 70.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Bracey's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bracey's 19,838-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Bracey's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.