Brocton, NY
Brocton wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Brocton at the 34th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 741 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Brocton at the 33rd percentile, close to its 34th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS classifies 55.7% of Brocton's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 44.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 413 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Brocton ranks
Compare Brocton's two percentiles: 73rd within New York, only 34th nationally — a gap of 39 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Brocton ranks 20,861 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,212 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 351 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
Brocton's moderate wildfire rating (34th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Hardening a home in Brocton
Because Direct exposure dominates in Brocton (55.7%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Brocton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Brocton's 20,861-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Brocton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.