Esmont, VA
Esmont, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Esmont lands at the 54th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 312 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Esmont at the 56th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Esmont's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Esmont: 100% of its 312 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Esmont compares
Esmont scores 54th nationally and 59th 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, Esmont ranks 14,641 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,330 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 280 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Esmont
At the 54th national percentile, Esmont 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Esmont (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Esmont's 54th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Esmont, see the exposure-zones guide.