McKenney, VA
McKenney, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, McKenney lands at the 51st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 356 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, McKenney's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 51st percentile nationally.
McKenney's building exposure, zone by zone
Of McKenney's 356 counted buildings, 73.6% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where McKenney ranks
McKenney scores 51st nationally and 54th 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, McKenney ranks 15,553 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,172 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 311 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
At the 51st national percentile, McKenney rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in McKenney
McKenney's 73.6% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where McKenney's figures come from
McKenney's 51st-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 McKenney's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.