East Poultney, VT
How exposed is East Poultney to wildfire?
East Poultney's 241 buildings earn a 22nd-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, East Poultney's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 22nd percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Direct exposure dominates in East Poultney: 75.9% of its 241 buildings, versus 24.1% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
East Poultney against the rest of the country
Within Vermont, East Poultney ranks higher (96th percentile) than it does nationally (22nd) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, East Poultney ranks 24,594 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,447 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 8 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in East Poultney
East Poultney's moderate rating (22nd 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 East Poultney
Because Direct exposure dominates in East Poultney (75.9%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
East Poultney's 22nd-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 East Poultney, see the exposure-zones guide.