East Kingston, NY
East Kingston, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores East Kingston at the 27th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range), a figure built from 155 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks East Kingston at the 27th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where East Kingston's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 52.9% of East Kingston's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 0% Indirect share and far above its 47.1% Minimal share — a profile where 82 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
East Kingston against the rest of the country
East Kingston's 56th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 27th 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, East Kingston ranks 23,107 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 26,671 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 573 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
East Kingston and the insurance market
East Kingston's moderate rating (27th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in East Kingston (52.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where East Kingston's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind East Kingston's 23,107-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what East Kingston's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.