Conesus Lake, NY
How exposed is Conesus Lake to wildfire?
Conesus Lake's 2,267 buildings earn a 18th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Conesus Lake's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 17th percentile nationally.
Conesus Lake's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Conesus Lake's 2,267 counted buildings, 49.6% carry Direct exposure and only 48.4% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Conesus Lake ranks
Within New York, Conesus Lake ranks higher (42nd percentile) than it does nationally (18th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Conesus Lake ranks 25,724 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,777 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 745 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Conesus Lake and the insurance market
At the 18th national percentile, Conesus Lake rates low 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 Conesus Lake
Because Direct exposure dominates in Conesus Lake (49.6%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Conesus Lake's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,267 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Conesus Lake. The exposure-zones guide covers what Conesus Lake's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.