Locust Grove, VA
Locust Grove, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Locust Grove's 126 buildings earn a 65th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — well above the national norm 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 Locust Grove at the 65th percentile, close to its 65th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 98.4% of Locust Grove's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 1.6% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 124 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Locust Grove against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Locust Grove's 65th national percentile and its 76th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Locust Grove ranks 11,044 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,922 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 165 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Locust Grove
At the 65th percentile nationally, Locust Grove carries the high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
What would actually reduce this score
With 98.4% of Locust Grove 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 Locust Grove's figures come from
Locust Grove's 65th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Locust Grove's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.