Dayton, VA
Dayton, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Dayton sits at the 29th 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 829 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dayton at the 32nd national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Dayton's building exposure, zone by zone
Dayton rates 81.9% Minimal exposure against just 18.1% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 829 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Dayton ranks
Dayton scores 29th nationally and 19th 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, Dayton ranks 22,296 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,360 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 551 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dayton
At the 29th national percentile, Dayton 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
Even with 81.9% of Dayton outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Dayton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 829 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dayton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dayton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.