Keller, VA
Keller, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Keller sits at the 49th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 146 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Keller's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 49th percentile nationally.
Where Keller's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Keller: 65.1% of its 146 buildings, versus 34.9% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Keller compares
Keller scores 49th nationally and 51st 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, Keller ranks 16,056 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,049 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 332 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Keller and the insurance market
Keller'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.
Hardening a home in Keller
Because Direct exposure dominates in Keller (65.1%), 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 146 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Keller. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Keller, see the exposure-zones guide.