Clintondale, NY
How exposed is Clintondale to wildfire?
USFS scores Clintondale at the 44th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (modestly above the national average for wildfire risk), a figure built from 958 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Clintondale's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 44th percentile nationally.
Where Clintondale's buildings actually sit
958 buildings are counted in Clintondale, and 98.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
Where Clintondale ranks
Compare Clintondale's two percentiles: 89th within New York, only 44th nationally — a gap of 45 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Clintondale ranks 17,654 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,247 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 142 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Clintondale
At the 44th national percentile, Clintondale rates elevated 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 98.5% of Clintondale 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 Clintondale's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 958 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Clintondale. The exposure-zones guide covers what Clintondale's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.