Clarksville, VA
Clarksville, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Clarksville sits at the 39th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,049 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 Clarksville at the 40th percentile, close to its 39th-percentile risk score.
Clarksville's building exposure, zone by zone
1,049 buildings are counted in Clarksville, and 68.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 1.2% rated Minimal.
Where Clarksville ranks
There's little gap between Clarksville's 39th national percentile and its 31st percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clarksville ranks 19,148 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,602 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 470 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Clarksville and the insurance market
At the 39th national percentile, Clarksville 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Clarksville (68.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Clarksville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Clarksville's 19,148-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clarksville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.