Warrenton, NC
Warrenton, NC's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores Warrenton at the 40th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 671 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Warrenton at the 42nd percentile, close to its 40th-percentile risk score.
Where Warrenton's buildings actually sit
671 buildings are counted in Warrenton, and 63.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Warrenton against the rest of the country
Warrenton's 40th national percentile looks worse in isolation than its 16th ranking inside North Carolina does — this place is on the milder end for its own state, by 24 points. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Warrenton ranks 18,817 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,961 by building count (1 is largest). Within North Carolina alone, it ranks 648 of 772 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for North Carolina on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Warrenton
Warrenton's elevated wildfire rating (40th 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 63.5% of Warrenton 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 Warrenton's figures come from
Warrenton's 40th-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 Warrenton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.