Bantam, CT
How exposed is Bantam to wildfire?
Bantam sits at the 44th percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 412 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Bantam at the 43rd 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
Direct exposure dominates in Bantam: 66.8% of its 412 buildings, versus 33.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Bantam against the rest of the country
Within Connecticut, Bantam ranks higher (95th percentile) than it does nationally (44th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Bantam ranks 17,542 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 18,981 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 12 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Bantam and the insurance market
Bantam's elevated rating (44th 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 Bantam
With 66.8% of Bantam 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.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 412 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Bantam. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Bantam, see the exposure-zones guide.