Dryden, NY
How exposed is Dryden to wildfire?
Dryden's 924 buildings earn a 13th-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, Dryden's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 13th percentile nationally.
Where Dryden's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 59% of Dryden's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 41% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 545 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Where Dryden ranks
Dryden's 32nd-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, Dryden ranks 27,428 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 12,518 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 882 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Dryden's low rating (13th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Hardening a home in Dryden
With 59% of Dryden 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.
More on how this number was built
Dryden's 13th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Dryden, see the exposure-zones guide.