Mineral, VA
How exposed is Mineral to wildfire?
Mineral sits at the 40th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 330 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Mineral's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 41st percentile nationally.
Where Mineral's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Mineral: 66.7% of its 330 buildings, versus 33.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
How Mineral compares
Mineral's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (33rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (40th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mineral ranks 18,802 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,836 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 455 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mineral
Mineral's elevated rating (40th 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 Mineral (66.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mineral's 18,802-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Mineral, see the exposure-zones guide.