Gore, VA
Gore wildfire risk explained
USFS scores Gore at the 61st national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (well above the national norm for wildfire risk), a figure built from 182 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Gore at the 59th percentile, close to its 61st-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Gore: 89% of its 182 buildings, versus 11% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Gore ranks
Gore's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (67th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (61st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Gore ranks 12,432 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,572 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 223 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Gore
At the 61st percentile nationally, Gore 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Gore (89%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Gore's 12,432-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Gore, see the exposure-zones guide.