Huntington, MA
Huntington wildfire risk explained
Huntington sits at the 22nd percentile nationally for wildfire risk to structures — close to the middle of USFS's national wildfire-risk range — per USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model, built from its 537 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Huntington at the 22nd percentile, close to its 22nd-percentile risk score.
Huntington's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS classifies 69.1% of Huntington's buildings as Direct exposure, higher than its 30.9% Indirect share and far above its 0% Minimal share — a profile where 371 structures sit close enough to vegetation that lot clearing matters most.
How Huntington compares
Huntington's risk sits at a similar level relative to Massachusetts (30th percentile statewide) as it does nationally (22nd) — this place isn't unusual for its own state either way. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Huntington ranks 24,554 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 16,763 by building count (1 is largest). Within Massachusetts alone, it ranks 175 of 248 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Massachusetts on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
Huntington's moderate wildfire rating (22nd 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 Huntington (69.1%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Huntington's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Huntington's 24,554-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Huntington's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.