Antwerp, NY
Antwerp, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Antwerp sits at the 7th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 348 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Antwerp's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 8th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
64.7% of Antwerp's 348 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 225 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 35.3% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
How Antwerp compares
Antwerp scores 7th nationally and 14th within New York — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Antwerp ranks 29,227 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 20,374 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,105 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Antwerp
Antwerp's low wildfire rating (7th 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Antwerp (64.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Antwerp's figures come from
Antwerp's 7th-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 Antwerp's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.