Barryville, NY
How exposed is Barryville to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Barryville at the 47th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 158 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Barryville at the 47th 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
74.1% of Barryville's 158 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 117 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 26% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 0% are Minimal.
Where Barryville ranks
Barryville's 91st-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 47th 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, Barryville ranks 16,836 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,540 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 115 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Barryville
Barryville's elevated rating (47th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Because Direct exposure dominates in Barryville (74.1%), 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
Barryville's 47th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Barryville, see the exposure-zones guide.