Clinton, MA
How exposed is Clinton to wildfire?
Clinton sits at the 33rd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 2,421 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clinton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 30th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Clinton rates 66.3% Minimal exposure against just 3.1% Direct and 30.6% Indirect — of 2,421 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Clinton ranks
Clinton's 87th-percentile standing inside Massachusetts outpaces its 33rd 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, Clinton ranks 21,109 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,462 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 32 of 248 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Massachusetts on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Clinton
Clinton's moderate rating (33rd percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Clinton
With 66.3% 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Clinton's 21,109-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clinton's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.