Shenandoah Shores, VA
Shenandoah Shores, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Shenandoah Shores lands at the 58th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 365 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Shenandoah Shores's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 60th percentile nationally.
Shenandoah Shores's building exposure, zone by zone
100% of Shenandoah Shores's 365 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 365 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 0% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Shenandoah Shores compares
Shenandoah Shores scores 58th nationally and 64th within Virginia — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Shenandoah Shores ranks 13,192 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,973 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 243 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Shenandoah Shores's elevated rating (58th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Shenandoah Shores 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 365 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Shenandoah Shores. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Shenandoah Shores, see the exposure-zones guide.