Lawrence, NY
Lawrence wildfire risk explained
USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities model puts Lawrence at the 55th national percentile for risk to structures, modestly above the national average for wildfire risk — a score built from 2,012 actual buildings. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, Lawrence's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 50th percentile nationally.
Lawrence's building exposure, zone by zone
Lawrence rates 94.6% Minimal exposure against just 5.4% Direct and 0% Indirect — of 2,012 buildings counted, few sit close enough to burnable vegetation for USFS to flag them individually.
Where Lawrence ranks
Within New York, Lawrence ranks higher (97th percentile) than it does nationally (55th) — one of the more fire-exposed places in a state that, overall, scores lower than that. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lawrence ranks 14,221 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,442 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 34 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lawrence
Lawrence's elevated rating (55th 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 Lawrence
Even with 94.6% of Lawrence outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones, basic hardening — gutter maintenance, ember-resistant vents — is inexpensive relative to the regional burn-probability risk noted above. Details in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lawrence's figures come from
Lawrence's 55th-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lawrence's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.