Galeville, NY
Galeville, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Out of every US place USFS scores, Galeville lands at the 4th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 1,871 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Galeville at the 4th national percentile — 0 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Galeville's buildings actually sit
95.1% of Galeville's 1,871 buildings sit in USFS's Minimal exposure zone, with only 4.9% rated Direct — risk here comes from regional burn probability more than proximity to burnable vegetation at the structure itself.
Where Galeville ranks
There's little gap between Galeville's 4th national percentile and its 2nd 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, Galeville ranks 30,424 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,844 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,264 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
Galeville's low rating (4th 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 Galeville
Even with 95.1% of Galeville 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 Galeville's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Galeville's 30,424-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Galeville's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.