Varina, IA
Varina, IA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Varina at the 9th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 87 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Varina's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 7th percentile nationally.
Where Varina's buildings actually sit
90.8% of Varina's 87 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 9.2% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Varina against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Varina's 9th national percentile and its 19th percentile inside Iowa, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Varina ranks 28,583 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,615 by building count (1 is largest). Within Iowa alone, it ranks 826 of 1,017 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Iowa on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Varina
Varina's low wildfire rating (9th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Varina
With 90.8% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Varina gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Varina's figures come from
Varina's 9th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Varina's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.