Cliftondale Park, VA
Cliftondale Park wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cliftondale Park lands at the 66th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 175 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cliftondale Park's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Where Cliftondale Park's buildings actually sit
80% of Cliftondale Park's 175 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 20% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Cliftondale Park ranks
There's little gap between Cliftondale Park's 66th national percentile and its 78th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cliftondale Park ranks 10,763 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,841 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 153 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
Cliftondale Park's high rating (66th 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
Because 80% of Cliftondale Park's buildings sit in the Indirect zone, sealing the ember pathway (vents, roofing, gutters) is the intervention this page's data actually supports — see the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 175 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cliftondale Park. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Cliftondale Park, see the exposure-zones guide.