Castlewood, VA
Castlewood, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Castlewood lands at the 82nd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 1,348 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Castlewood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 85th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Castlewood: 64.8% of its 1,348 buildings, versus 35.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Castlewood compares
Castlewood scores 82nd nationally and 93rd 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, Castlewood ranks 5,813 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,843 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 49 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Castlewood
At the 82nd percentile nationally, Castlewood carries the very 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 Castlewood
Because Direct exposure dominates in Castlewood (64.8%), 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
Castlewood's 82nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Castlewood, see the exposure-zones guide.