Forestville, NY
Forestville, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Forestville's 477 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.)
Separately from the risk score above, Forestville's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 40th percentile nationally.
Where Forestville's buildings actually sit
USFS classifies 84.7% of Forestville's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 15.3% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 404 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
Forestville against the rest of the country
Compare Forestville's two percentiles: 82nd within New York, only 39th nationally — a gap of 43 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Forestville ranks 19,258 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 17,765 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 227 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
At the 39th national percentile, Forestville rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Forestville (84.7%), 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
Every one of the two percentiles behind Forestville's 19,258-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. For more on what direct exposure implies beyond Forestville, see the exposure-zones guide.