Bennington, NH
Bennington, NH's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Bennington at the 16th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 150 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Bennington's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 16th percentile nationally.
Where Bennington's buildings actually sit
56% of Bennington's 150 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 44% Direct and 0% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Bennington ranks
Bennington's 32nd-percentile standing inside New Hampshire outpaces its 16th 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, Bennington ranks 26,445 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,887 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Hampshire alone, it ranks 68 of 100 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Hampshire on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Bennington
At the 16th national percentile, Bennington rates low for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Bennington's 56% 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.
More on how this number was built
Every one of the two percentiles behind Bennington's 26,445-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Bennington, see the exposure-zones guide.