Grand View-on-Hudson, NY
Grand View-on-Hudson, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Grand View-on-Hudson at the 41st national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 143 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Grand View-on-Hudson's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 39th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
143 buildings are counted in Grand View-on-Hudson, and 60.1% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 39.9% rated Minimal.
Grand View-on-Hudson against the rest of the country
Grand View-on-Hudson's 86th-percentile standing inside New York outpaces its 41st national percentile — this is a hotter spot than most of its own state, even though the state as a whole runs cooler nationally. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Grand View-on-Hudson ranks 18,530 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 27,168 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 179 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Grand View-on-Hudson and the insurance market
Grand View-on-Hudson's elevated wildfire rating (41st percentile) isn't the kind of score driving the carrier pullback making news in the highest-risk Western markets — but a standard homeowners quote is still worth comparing on its own terms.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Grand View-on-Hudson (60.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Grand View-on-Hudson's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 143 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Grand View-on-Hudson. The exposure-zones guide covers what Grand View-on-Hudson's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.