Greenbush, VA
Greenbush, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Greenbush's 151 buildings earn a 47th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Greenbush at the 46th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Greenbush's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 50.3% of Greenbush's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 49.7% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 76 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Greenbush compares
Greenbush's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (46th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (47th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Greenbush ranks 16,878 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,861 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 367 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Greenbush
At the 47th national percentile, Greenbush 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
Greenbush's 50.3% 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 Greenbush's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 151 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Greenbush. The exposure-zones guide covers what Greenbush's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.