Catlett, VA
How exposed is Catlett to wildfire?
Catlett's 416 buildings earn a 23rd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Catlett's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 23rd percentile nationally.
Catlett's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 79.6% of Catlett's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 20.4% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 331 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Catlett against the rest of the country
Catlett scores 23rd nationally and 13th 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, Catlett ranks 24,408 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,916 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 592 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 23rd national percentile, Catlett rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Catlett's 79.6% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 416 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Catlett. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Catlett, see the exposure-zones guide.