San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA
San Buenaventura (Ventura) wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, San Buenaventura (Ventura) lands at the 70th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — well above the national norm for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 38,136 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, San Buenaventura (Ventura)'s burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 70th percentile nationally.
San Buenaventura (Ventura)'s building exposure, zone by zone
56.7% of San Buenaventura (Ventura)'s 38,136 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 2.2% Direct and 41.1% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone. At 38,136 buildings, this is a substantial built environment, so the shares below describe a real population of structures, not a handful of edge cases.
Where San Buenaventura (Ventura) ranks
San Buenaventura (Ventura) ranks lower within California (27th percentile statewide) than its 70th national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, San Buenaventura (Ventura) ranks 9,447 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 266 by building count (1 is largest). Within California alone, it ranks 1,138 of 1,570 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for California on its state page.
San Buenaventura (Ventura) and the insurance market
Because San Buenaventura (Ventura) is in California, a wildfire-hazard disclosure is legally required before a sale closes here — unusual nationally, since only these two states mandate it. The state's FAIR Plan alone carried 668,609 policies by the end of 2025. Full detail in the disclosure-law guide.
Hardening a home in San Buenaventura (Ventura)
San Buenaventura (Ventura)'s 56.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where San Buenaventura (Ventura)'s figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 38,136 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for San Buenaventura (Ventura). The exposure-zones guide covers what San Buenaventura (Ventura)'s dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.