Arkport, NY
Arkport, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Arkport lands at the 13th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 496 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Arkport at the 12th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
67.7% of Arkport's 496 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 32.3% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
How Arkport compares
Within New York, Arkport ranks higher (31st percentile) than it does nationally (13th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Arkport ranks 27,547 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,426 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 891 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Arkport's low rating (13th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Arkport's 67.7% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
Where Arkport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 496 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Arkport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Arkport's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.