Verdunville, WV
Verdunville, WV's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Verdunville lands at the 93rd percentile for wildfire risk to structures — in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally — a figure built from its 368 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 Verdunville at the 95th percentile, close to its 93rd-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
67.9% of Verdunville's 368 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 250 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 32.1% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Verdunville against the rest of the country
Verdunville's risk sits at a similar level relative to West Virginia (91st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (93rd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Verdunville ranks 2,097 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 19,920 by building count (1 is largest). Within West Virginia alone, it ranks 39 of 429 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for West Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Verdunville
At the 93rd percentile nationally, Verdunville carries the very high rating that has pushed some carriers to limit new business in similarly-scored places elsewhere in the country. Worth comparing quotes rather than assuming last year's renewal terms still apply.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Verdunville (67.9%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Verdunville's 2,097-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Verdunville, see the exposure-zones guide.