Central Square, NY
Central Square, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Central Square at the 16th national percentile for risk to structures, among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a score built from 818 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Central Square's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 15th percentile nationally.
Central Square's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 58.1% of Central Square's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 41.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 475 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Central Square ranks
Within New York, Central Square ranks higher (38th percentile) than it does nationally (16th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Central Square ranks 26,410 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 13,473 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 800 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Central Square
At the 16th national percentile, Central Square 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
With 58.1% of Central Square 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 Central Square's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Central Square's 26,410-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Central Square's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.