Ivy, VA
How exposed is Ivy to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Ivy lands at the 49th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 466 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Ivy's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
Where Ivy's buildings actually sit
466 buildings are counted in Ivy, and 98.9% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Ivy ranks
Ivy scores 49th nationally and 52nd 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, Ivy ranks 15,962 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,971 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 328 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Ivy
Ivy's elevated wildfire rating (49th 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 Ivy (98.9%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Ivy's 15,962-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Ivy, see the exposure-zones guide.