Hinton, WV
Hinton, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Hinton at the 59th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,448 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hinton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 59th percentile nationally.
Hinton's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 91.6% of Hinton's 1,448 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 7.3% Direct and 1.1% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Hinton ranks
There's little gap between Hinton's 59th national percentile and its 49th percentile inside West Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hinton ranks 12,876 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,402 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 220 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
At the 59th national percentile, Hinton rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Hinton (91.6% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
More on how this number was built
Hinton's 59th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Hinton, see the exposure-zones guide.