Emory, VA
Emory, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Emory at the 70th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 518 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Emory at the 74th national percentile — 4 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Emory's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 85.7% of Emory's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 14.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 444 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Emory against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Emory's 70th national percentile and its 84th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Emory ranks 9,346 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,059 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 113 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Emory
At the 70th percentile nationally, Emory 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 85.7% of Emory in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Emory's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Emory's 9,346-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Emory's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.