Chittenango, NY
Chittenango wildfire risk explained
Chittenango's 1,928 buildings earn a 10th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Chittenango's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 10th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Chittenango's buildings (60.3%) sit in the Indirect zone, where wind-blown embers rather than flame front are the mechanism USFS is scoring — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing are the interventions this pattern favors, more than defensible space alone.
Chittenango against the rest of the country
Chittenango scores 10th nationally and 24th within New York — close enough that its state context doesn't change the picture the national number already gives. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Chittenango ranks 28,311 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,688 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 984 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
Chittenango's low rating (10th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Chittenango's 60.3% 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.
Where Chittenango's figures come from
Chittenango's 10th-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 Chittenango's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.