Delanson, NY
Delanson, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Delanson lands at the 13th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 209 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Delanson at the 11th national percentile — 1 points below its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Delanson's building exposure, zone by zone
Of Delanson's 209 counted buildings, 74.6% 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 Delanson ranks
Delanson's 31st-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 13th 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, Delanson ranks 27,549 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 24,529 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 893 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Delanson
Delanson's low wildfire rating (13th 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.
Hardening a home in Delanson
With 74.6% of Delanson 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 Delanson's figures come from
Delanson's 13th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Delanson's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.