Eggleston, VA
Eggleston wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Eggleston at the 64th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 128 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Eggleston's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 65th percentile nationally.
Eggleston's building exposure, zone by zone
128 buildings are counted in Eggleston, and 96.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Eggleston ranks
Eggleston scores 64th nationally and 74th 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, Eggleston ranks 11,421 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,829 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 179 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
At the 64th percentile nationally, Eggleston carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
Eggleston's 96.1% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Eggleston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Eggleston's 11,421-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Eggleston's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.