Rhoadesville, VA
Rhoadesville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Rhoadesville lands at the 51st percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 259 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Rhoadesville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 52nd percentile nationally.
Rhoadesville's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 100% of Rhoadesville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 259 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Rhoadesville against the rest of the country
Rhoadesville's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (55th 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, Rhoadesville ranks 15,491 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,873 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 309 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rhoadesville
At the 51st national percentile, Rhoadesville rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With 100% of Rhoadesville 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Rhoadesville's 15,491-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Rhoadesville, see the exposure-zones guide.