Clayville, RI
How exposed is Clayville to wildfire?
Out of every US place USFS scores, Clayville lands at the 34th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a figure built from its 184 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Clayville at the 29th percentile, close to its 34th-percentile risk score.
Where Clayville's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Clayville: 100% of its 184 buildings, versus 0% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Clayville against the rest of the country
Clayville's 97th-percentile standing inside Rhode Island outpaces its 34th 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, Clayville ranks 20,937 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 25,482 by building count (1 is largest). Within Rhode Island alone, it ranks 2 of 36 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Rhode Island on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Clayville
At the 34th national percentile, Clayville rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Clayville
Because Direct exposure dominates in Clayville (100%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Clayville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Clayville's 20,937-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clayville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.