Sudley, VA
Sudley, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Sudley lands at the 16th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 3,259 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Sudley at the 16th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
83.6% of Sudley's 3,259 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 16.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Sudley against the rest of the country
Sudley scores 16th nationally and 6th 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, Sudley ranks 26,553 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 5,089 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 639 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Sudley
At the 16th national percentile, Sudley rates low 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
Even with 83.6% of Sudley outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,259 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Sudley. For more on what minimal exposure implies beyond Sudley, see the exposure-zones guide.