Cazenovia, NY
How exposed is Cazenovia to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cazenovia lands at the 15th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,101 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cazenovia at the 15th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Cazenovia's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 56.1% of Cazenovia's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 43.7% Indirect share and far above its 0.2% Minimal share — a profile where 618 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Cazenovia ranks
Cazenovia's 36th-percentile standing inside New York 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, Cazenovia ranks 26,698 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,269 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 824 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Cazenovia
Cazenovia's low wildfire rating (15th 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 Cazenovia
With 56.1% of Cazenovia 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.
Where Cazenovia's figures come from
Cazenovia's 15th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cazenovia's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.