Dalton, NY
Dalton, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Dalton lands at the 14th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 258 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Dalton at the 13th national percentile — 0 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Dalton's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Dalton: 57.8% of its 258 buildings, versus 42.3% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Dalton against the rest of the country
Within New York, Dalton ranks higher (33rd percentile) than it does nationally (14th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Dalton ranks 27,234 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 22,893 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 860 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Dalton
Dalton's low wildfire rating (14th percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
What would actually reduce this score
With 57.8% of Dalton 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 Dalton's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 258 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Dalton. The exposure-zones guide covers what Dalton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.