Hollymead, VA
Hollymead, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Hollymead at the 44th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 2,703 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Hollymead at the 44th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Hollymead's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Hollymead: 51.4% of its 2,703 buildings, versus 48.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Hollymead against the rest of the country
Hollymead's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (42nd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (44th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hollymead ranks 17,539 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,922 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 398 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hollymead
Hollymead's elevated wildfire rating (44th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Hollymead (51.4%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,703 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hollymead. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Hollymead, see the exposure-zones guide.