Coleytown, CT
How exposed is Coleytown to wildfire?
Coleytown sits at the 31st 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 3,481 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Coleytown at the 31st national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Coleytown's buildings actually sit
88.5% of Coleytown's 3,481 buildings sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone, roughly 3,081 structures close enough to burnable vegetation for flame contact, not just embers — 5% fall in the Indirect, ember-only zone and 6.5% are Minimal.
Where Coleytown ranks
Within Connecticut, Coleytown ranks higher (49th percentile) than it does nationally (31st) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Coleytown ranks 21,610 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,792 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 109 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Coleytown
At the 31st national percentile, Coleytown 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 Coleytown
With 88.5% of Coleytown 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 Coleytown's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,481 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Coleytown. The exposure-zones guide covers what Coleytown's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.