Claypool Hill, VA
Claypool Hill wildfire risk explained
Claypool Hill sits at the 86th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 1,106 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Claypool Hill at the 88th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Claypool Hill's buildings (57.8%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Claypool Hill against the rest of the country
Claypool Hill's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (96th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (86th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Claypool Hill ranks 4,490 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,248 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 31 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Claypool Hill
Claypool Hill's very high rating (86th percentile) puts it among the places where the national carrier-pullback trend is most relevant — not a guarantee of a coverage problem, but a reason to shop rather than assume.
What would actually reduce this score
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Claypool Hill (57.8% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Claypool Hill's figures come from
Claypool Hill's 86th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Claypool Hill's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.