Littleton, WV
How exposed is Littleton to wildfire?
Littleton's 129 buildings earn a 47th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Littleton at the 46th percentile, close to its 47th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
129 buildings are counted in Littleton, and 92.3% 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.
How Littleton compares
Littleton's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (33rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (47th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Littleton ranks 16,690 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,777 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 287 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Littleton's elevated wildfire rating (47th 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 92.3% of Littleton 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 Littleton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 129 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Littleton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Littleton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.