Celoron, NY
Celoron, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Celoron's 674 buildings earn a 32nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Celoron's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 33rd percentile nationally.
Where Celoron's buildings actually sit
Most of Celoron's buildings (72% of 674) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Celoron against the rest of the country
Within New York, Celoron ranks higher (68th percentile) than it does nationally (32nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Celoron ranks 21,491 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 14,937 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 407 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
Celoron's moderate wildfire rating (32nd 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.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 72% of Celoron outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Celoron's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Celoron's 21,491-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Celoron's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.