Hunt, NY
Hunt wildfire risk explained
Out of every US place USFS scores, Hunt lands at the 10th percentile for wildfire risk to structures — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally — a figure built from its 52 buildings, not the land around them. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Hunt's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 10th percentile nationally.
Where Hunt's buildings actually sit
Indirect exposure is dominant in Hunt (69.2% of 52 buildings): far enough from burnable vegetation to avoid flame contact, close enough for wind-blown embers. Only 30.8% sit in the Direct zone.
How Hunt compares
Hunt's risk sits at a similar level relative to New York (23rd percentile statewide) as it does nationally (10th) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Hunt ranks 28,470 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 30,880 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,000 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
Hunt's low rating (10th 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 Hunt
Hunt's 69.2% 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 52 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Hunt. For more on what indirect exposure implies beyond Hunt, see the exposure-zones guide.