Skyland Estates, VA
Skyland Estates, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Skyland Estates at the 56th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 453 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Skyland Estates at the 55th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 100% of Skyland Estates's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 453 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Skyland Estates against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Skyland Estates's 56th national percentile and its 62nd percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Skyland Estates ranks 13,854 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,231 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 263 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Skyland Estates and the insurance market
At the 56th national percentile, Skyland Estates rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Skyland Estates (100%), 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 453 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Skyland Estates. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Skyland Estates, see the exposure-zones guide.