Valley Bend, WV
Valley Bend wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Valley Bend lands at the 56th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 409 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Valley Bend at the 55th percentile, close to its 56th-percentile risk score.
Valley Bend's building exposure, zone by zone
Direct exposure dominates in Valley Bend: 91% of its 409 buildings, versus 9.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Valley Bend against the rest of the country
Valley Bend's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (45th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (56th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Valley Bend ranks 13,884 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,060 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 237 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Valley Bend
Valley Bend's elevated rating (56th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Valley Bend (91%), 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
Valley Bend's 56th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Valley Bend, see the exposure-zones guide.