Buckingham Courthouse, VA
How exposed is Buckingham Courthouse to wildfire?
Buckingham Courthouse's 124 buildings earn a 48th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Buckingham Courthouse at the 50th percentile, close to its 48th-percentile risk score.
Buckingham Courthouse's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Buckingham Courthouse's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 124 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Buckingham Courthouse ranks
Buckingham Courthouse scores 48th nationally and 49th within Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Buckingham Courthouse ranks 16,467 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,010 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 346 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
Buckingham Courthouse's elevated wildfire rating (48th 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 Buckingham Courthouse
With 100% of Buckingham Courthouse in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 124 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Buckingham Courthouse. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Buckingham Courthouse, see the exposure-zones guide.