Nelsonia, VA
Nelsonia, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Nelsonia sits at the 51st 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 299 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Nelsonia at the 50th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Nelsonia's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 62.9% of Nelsonia's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 37.1% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 188 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Nelsonia ranks
Nelsonia's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (54th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (51st) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nelsonia ranks 15,616 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,669 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 317 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nelsonia
Nelsonia's elevated rating (51st 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
Nelsonia's 62.9% 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.
More on how this number was built
Nelsonia's 51st-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Nelsonia, see the exposure-zones guide.