Victoria, VA
Victoria, VA's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Victoria at the 42nd national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,123 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Victoria's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 43rd percentile nationally.
Where Victoria's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Victoria (58.5% of 1,123 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 41.5% sit in the Direct zone.
How Victoria compares
There's little gap between Victoria's 42nd national percentile and its 37th percentile inside Virginia, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Victoria ranks 18,325 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,134 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 428 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Victoria
Victoria's elevated wildfire rating (42nd 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.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Victoria (58.5% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Victoria's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Victoria's 18,325-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Victoria's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.