Bakersfield, VT
How exposed is Bakersfield to wildfire?
Bakersfield's 223 buildings earn a 15th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Bakersfield at the 15th percentile, close to its 15th-percentile risk score.
Where Bakersfield's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Bakersfield: 89.2% of its 223 buildings, versus 10.8% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Bakersfield ranks
Bakersfield's 39th-percentile standing inside Vermont outpaces its 15th national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bakersfield ranks 26,867 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,036 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 109 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bakersfield
Bakersfield's low rating (15th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Bakersfield
Because Direct exposure dominates in Bakersfield (89.2%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 223 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bakersfield. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bakersfield, see the exposure-zones guide.