Hampton, NH
Hampton wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Hampton at the 23rd national percentile for risk to structures, close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — a score built from 3,666 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hampton's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 18th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
78.2% of Hampton's 3,666 buildings fall in USFS's Indirect exposure zone — ember cast rather than direct flame — against 18.5% Direct and 3.3% Minimal. Vent screens and roofing material matter more here than lot clearing alone.
Where Hampton ranks
Hampton's 74th-percentile standing inside New Hampshire outpaces its 23rd 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, Hampton ranks 24,430 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 4,570 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Hampshire alone, it ranks 27 of 100 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Hampshire on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Hampton
At the 23rd national percentile, Hampton rates moderate for wildfire risk — well short of the threshold where insurers have been withdrawing coverage, though comparing a quote costs nothing either way.
What would actually reduce this score
Hampton's 78.2% Indirect-exposure share points at embers, not flame contact, as the main pathway — ember-resistant vents and non-combustible roofing rank ahead of defensible space here. Detail in the home-hardening guide.
More on how this number was built
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 3,666 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hampton. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Hampton, see the exposure-zones guide.