Farnham, NY
Farnham wildfire risk explained
Farnham's 242 buildings earn a 39th-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.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Farnham at the 39th percentile, close to its 39th-percentile risk score.
Where Farnham's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 95% of Farnham's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 5% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 230 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Farnham compares
Within New York, Farnham ranks higher (82nd percentile) than it does nationally (39th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Farnham ranks 19,380 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 23,396 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 233 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Farnham
At the 39th national percentile, Farnham rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Hardening a home in Farnham
With 95% of Farnham 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Farnham's 19,380-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Farnham, see the exposure-zones guide.