Massanetta Springs, VA
Massanetta Springs, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Massanetta Springs at the 58th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 2,236 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Massanetta Springs at the 59th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Massanetta Springs's buildings actually sit
2,236 buildings are counted in Massanetta Springs, and 51.7% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 20% rated Minimal.
Massanetta Springs against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Massanetta Springs's 58th national percentile and its 64th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Massanetta Springs ranks 13,380 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,849 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 247 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Massanetta Springs
Massanetta Springs's elevated rating (58th 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
Because Direct exposure dominates in Massanetta Springs (51.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Massanetta Springs's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,236 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Massanetta Springs. The exposure-zones guide covers what Massanetta Springs's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.