Lawrenceville, VA
Lawrenceville, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Lawrenceville lands at the 44th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 603 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lawrenceville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 46th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Lawrenceville's buildings (62%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Lawrenceville against the rest of the country
Lawrenceville scores 44th nationally and 42nd 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, Lawrenceville ranks 17,602 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,808 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 399 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Lawrenceville's elevated wildfire rating (44th 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
Lawrenceville's 62% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lawrenceville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 603 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lawrenceville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lawrenceville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.