Twin Lakes, VA
Twin Lakes, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Twin Lakes sits at the 49th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 618 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Twin Lakes at the 50th percentile, close to its 49th-percentile risk score.
Where Twin Lakes's buildings actually sit
Of Twin Lakes's 618 counted buildings, 99.2% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
How Twin Lakes compares
Twin Lakes scores 49th nationally and 51st 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, Twin Lakes ranks 16,153 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 15,598 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 336 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Twin Lakes
Twin Lakes's elevated rating (49th 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 99.2% of Twin Lakes 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.
Where Twin Lakes's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 618 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Twin Lakes. The exposure-zones guide covers what Twin Lakes's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.