Fairport, NY
Fairport wildfire risk explained
Fairport's 2,447 buildings earn a 7th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Fairport at the 8th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of Fairport's buildings (66.1% of 2,447) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
Fairport against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Fairport's 7th national percentile and its 13th percentile inside New York, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Fairport ranks 29,315 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 6,405 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,119 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
Fairport's low rating (7th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
What would actually reduce this score
Even with 66.1% of Fairport outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Fairport's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 2,447 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Fairport. The exposure-zones guide covers what Fairport's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.