Hamilton, NY
Hamilton wildfire risk explained
Hamilton's 1,012 buildings earn a 12th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hamilton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 12th percentile nationally.
Where Hamilton's buildings actually sit
Direct exposure dominates in Hamilton: 50.4% of its 1,012 buildings, versus 49.6% Indirect and 0% Minimal. Clearing space around a structure changes the outcome here more than any single building-material swap.
Where Hamilton ranks
Compare Hamilton's two percentiles: 29th within New York, only 12th nationally — a gap of 17 points that marks it as unusually exposed for its own state. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hamilton ranks 27,710 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 11,848 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 911 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hamilton
At the 12th national percentile, Hamilton rates low 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 Hamilton
Hamilton's 50.4% Direct-exposure share means lot clearing around the structure typically outweighs any single material upgrade here. The home-hardening guide ranks the options for a place shaped like this.
Where Hamilton's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Hamilton's 27,710-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Hamilton's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.