King William, VA
King William, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts King William at the 41st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 211 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, King William's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Where King William's buildings actually sit
92.4% of King William's 211 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 195 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 7.6% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where King William ranks
King William scores 41st nationally and 34th 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, King William ranks 18,737 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,459 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 452 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
King William and the insurance market
At the 41st national percentile, King William rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
King William's 92.4% 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 211 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for King William. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond King William, see the exposure-zones guide.