Inwood, WV
Inwood, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Inwood at the 46th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 1,530 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Inwood's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 48th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 50% of Inwood's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 50% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 765 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Inwood against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Inwood's 46th national percentile and its 32nd 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, Inwood ranks 16,973 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,041 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 294 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Inwood
At the 46th national percentile, Inwood 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
Inwood's 50% 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 Inwood's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,530 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Inwood. The exposure-zones guide covers what Inwood's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.