Lake Wilderness, VA
Lake Wilderness wildfire risk explained
Lake Wilderness sits at the 34th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 773 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lake Wilderness at the 35th percentile, close to its 34th-percentile risk score.
Where Lake Wilderness's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Lake Wilderness: 100% of its 773 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Lake Wilderness against the rest of the country
Lake Wilderness scores 34th nationally and 24th 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, Lake Wilderness ranks 20,693 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,896 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 520 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lake Wilderness
Lake Wilderness's moderate rating (34th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of Lake Wilderness in Direct exposure, defensible-space clearing and ember-resistant construction (vents, Class-A roofing) address the exposure this page's own numbers describe, not a generic checklist. See the home-hardening guide.
Where Lake Wilderness's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Lake Wilderness's 20,693-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lake Wilderness's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.