Rivanna, VA
Rivanna, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Rivanna's 991 buildings earn a 52nd-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Rivanna at the 54th percentile, close to its 52nd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in Rivanna: 78.8% of its 991 buildings, versus 21.2% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Rivanna ranks
Rivanna's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (57th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (52nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Rivanna ranks 15,020 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,999 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 293 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Rivanna
Rivanna's elevated rating (52nd 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 Rivanna
With 78.8% of Rivanna 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
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 991 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Rivanna. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Rivanna, see the exposure-zones guide.