Jaffrey, NH
How exposed is Jaffrey to wildfire?
Jaffrey 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 1,330 counted buildings, not vegetation cover alone. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Jaffrey's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 21st percentile nationally.
Jaffrey's building exposure, zone by zone
USFS puts 50.7% of Jaffrey's 1,330 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 49.3% Direct and 0.1% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
How Jaffrey compares
Jaffrey's 71st-percentile standing inside New Hampshire outpaces its 22nd 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, Jaffrey ranks 24,714 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 9,929 by building count (1 is largest). Within New Hampshire alone, it ranks 30 of 100 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New Hampshire on its state page.
Jaffrey and the insurance market
Jaffrey's moderate rating (22nd 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 Jaffrey
Jaffrey's 50.7% 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.
Where Jaffrey's figures come from
Every one of the two percentiles behind Jaffrey's 24,714-place national rank traces to USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities dataset — see the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Jaffrey's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.