Midland, VA
How exposed is Midland to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Midland lands at the 26th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 257 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Midland at the 26th percentile, close to its 26th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
257 buildings are counted in Midland, and 80.2% 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.
Where Midland ranks
Midland's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (16th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (26th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Midland ranks 23,432 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,928 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 575 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
Midland's moderate wildfire rating (26th 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
With 80.2% of Midland 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 Midland's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 257 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Midland. The exposure-zones guide covers what Midland's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.