Crozet, VA
How exposed is Crozet to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Crozet lands at the 57th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 2,955 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Crozet at the 56th percentile, close to its 57th-percentile risk score.
Where Crozet's buildings actually sit
59.6% of Crozet's 2,955 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 40.4% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Crozet ranks
There's little gap between Crozet's 57th national percentile and its 63rd percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Crozet ranks 13,567 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,506 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 252 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Crozet
At the 57th national percentile, Crozet rates elevated 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
Crozet's 59.6% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Crozet's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,955 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Crozet. The exposure-zones guide covers what Crozet's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.