Waverly, VA
How exposed is Waverly to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Waverly at the 49th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 1,207 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Waverly at the 49th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
1,207 buildings are counted in Waverly, and 64.4% 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.
Where Waverly ranks
Waverly's risk sits at a similar level relative to Virginia (51st percentile statewide) as it does nationally (49th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Waverly ranks 16,154 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,612 by building count (1 is largest). Within Virginia alone, it ranks 337 of 681 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Virginia on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Waverly
Waverly's elevated wildfire rating (49th 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 Waverly
With 64.4% of Waverly 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 Waverly's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,207 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Waverly. The exposure-zones guide covers what Waverly's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.