Clinton, CT
How exposed is Clinton to wildfire?
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Clinton at the 26th national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 1,855 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Clinton at the 26th percentile, close to its 26th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Clinton's buildings (67.2% of 1,855) 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.
Clinton against the rest of the country
Clinton's risk sits at a similar level relative to Connecticut (29th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (26th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clinton ranks 23,374 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,894 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 153 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Clinton's moderate wildfire rating (26th 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
With 67.2% of buildings rated Minimal exposure, Clinton gets less benefit from structure hardening than a Direct- or Indirect-dominant place would — the home-hardening guide explains why the zone matters.
Where Clinton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,855 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Clinton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clinton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.