Greigsville, NY
Greigsville wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Greigsville lands at the 4th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 110 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Greigsville at the 4th percentile, close to its 4th-percentile risk score.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
110 buildings are counted in Greigsville, and 66.4% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 33.6% rated Minimal.
Greigsville against the rest of the country
There's little gap between Greigsville'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, Greigsville ranks 30,425 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 28,630 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,265 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Greigsville
At the 4th national percentile, Greigsville rates low 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 Greigsville (66.4%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Greigsville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 110 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Greigsville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Greigsville's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.