Pastoria, VA
Pastoria, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Pastoria at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 388 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Pastoria's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 47th percentile nationally.
Pastoria's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Pastoria: 65.7% of its 388 buildings, versus 34.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Pastoria ranks
There's little gap between Pastoria's 49th national percentile and its 52nd percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Pastoria ranks 15,996 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,456 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 330 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Pastoria and the insurance market
Pastoria's elevated rating (49th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Pastoria
With 65.7% of Pastoria 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 Pastoria's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 388 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Pastoria. The exposure-zones guide covers what Pastoria's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.