Cornwall, CT
Cornwall wildfire risk explained
Cornwall's 108 buildings earn a 41st-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Cornwall's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 40th percentile nationally.
Cornwall's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Cornwall's 108 counted buildings, 100% carry Direct exposure and only 0% carry Minimal — a lopsided split that puts defensible-space clearing ahead of vents or roofing as the intervention worth doing first.
Where Cornwall ranks
Compare Cornwall's two percentiles: 84th within Connecticut, only 41st nationally — a gap of 43 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Cornwall ranks 18,615 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,682 by building count (1 is largest). Within Connecticut alone, it ranks 36 of 214 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Connecticut on its state page.
Cornwall and the insurance market
Cornwall's elevated rating (41st percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
With 100% of Cornwall 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 Cornwall's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 108 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Cornwall. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cornwall's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.