Hamilton, VA
Hamilton, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Hamilton at the 23rd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 296 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hamilton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 23rd percentile nationally.
Hamilton's building exposure, zone by zone
60.8% of Hamilton's 296 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 180 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 39.2% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Hamilton ranks
Hamilton scores 23rd nationally and 14th 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, Hamilton ranks 24,217 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,745 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 587 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hamilton
Hamilton's moderate wildfire rating (23rd percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Hamilton
Hamilton's 60.8% 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 Hamilton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hamilton's 24,217-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hamilton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.