Mount Clifton, VA
Mount Clifton, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Mount Clifton at the 66th national percentile for risk to structures, well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a score built from 111 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Mount Clifton at the 69th national percentile — 2 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Mount Clifton's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Mount Clifton: 95.5% of its 111 buildings, versus 4.5% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Mount Clifton ranks
Mount Clifton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (78th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (66th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Mount Clifton ranks 10,638 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,612 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 150 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Mount Clifton
At the 66th percentile nationally, Mount Clifton 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.
Hardening a home in Mount Clifton
Because Direct exposure dominates in Mount Clifton (95.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Mount Clifton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Mount Clifton's 10,638-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Mount Clifton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.