Reynoldsville, WV
Reynoldsville, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Reynoldsville at the 42nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 298 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Reynoldsville at the 43rd national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Reynoldsville's buildings actually sit
86.2% of Reynoldsville's 298 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 257 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 13.8% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Reynoldsville ranks
Inside West Virginia, Reynoldsville sits at just the 21st percentile even though it scores 42nd nationally — the state's overall wildfire exposure is high enough to make this a relatively quiet corner of it. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Reynoldsville ranks 18,170 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 21,695 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 340 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Reynoldsville
Reynoldsville's elevated rating (42nd 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 Reynoldsville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Reynoldsville (86.2%), 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 298 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Reynoldsville. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Reynoldsville, see the exposure-zones guide.