Gordonsville, VA
Gordonsville, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Gordonsville lands at the 50th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 770 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Gordonsville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Indirect exposure is dominant in Gordonsville (71% of 770 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 29% sit in the Direct zone.
How Gordonsville compares
Gordonsville scores 50th nationally and 53rd 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, Gordonsville ranks 15,869 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,919 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 323 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 50th national percentile, Gordonsville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Gordonsville
Gordonsville's 71% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 770 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Gordonsville. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Gordonsville, see the exposure-zones guide.