Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
Cornwall-on-Hudson wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Cornwall-on-Hudson lands at the 46th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a figure built from its 1,304 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Cornwall-on-Hudson at the 45th national percentile — 2 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
USFS puts 62.4% of Cornwall-on-Hudson's 1,304 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 37.4% Direct and 0.3% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Cornwall-on-Hudson compares
Cornwall-on-Hudson's 91st-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 46th 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, Cornwall-on-Hudson ranks 16,964 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 10,062 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 119 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Cornwall-on-Hudson and the insurance market
At the 46th national percentile, Cornwall-on-Hudson rates elevated for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Cornwall-on-Hudson (62.4% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Cornwall-on-Hudson's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Cornwall-on-Hudson's 16,964-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Cornwall-on-Hudson's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.