Nottoway Court House, VA
How exposed is Nottoway Court House to wildfire?
Nottoway Court House's 82 buildings earn a 41st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Nottoway Court House's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
Nottoway Court House's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 91.5% of Nottoway Court House's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 8.5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 75 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Nottoway Court House ranks
There's little gap between Nottoway Court House's 41st national percentile and its 35th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Nottoway Court House ranks 18,611 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,828 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 443 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Nottoway Court House
Nottoway Court House's elevated rating (41st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 91.5% of Nottoway Court House 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 Nottoway Court House's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 82 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Nottoway Court House. The exposure-zones guide covers what Nottoway Court House's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.