Lowville, NY
Lowville, NY's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
Lowville's 1,925 buildings earn a 5th-percentile wildfire-risk score nationally under USFS's model — among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Fire likelihood alone (USFS's burn-probability figure) ranks Lowville at the 6th national percentile — 1 points above its risk-to-structures score, a gap driven by how much is actually built there.
Where Lowville's buildings actually sit
USFS puts 71% of Lowville's 1,925 buildings in the Indirect exposure zone, versus 25% Direct and 4% Minimal — a place where the fire doesn't need to reach the structure directly for embers to.
Where Lowville ranks
There's little gap between Lowville's 5th national percentile and its 5th percentile inside New York, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lowville ranks 29,923 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 7,694 by building count (1 is largest). Within New York alone, it ranks 1,222 of 1,289 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for New York on its state page.
Shopping for coverage in Lowville
Lowville's low rating (5th 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 Lowville
With ember exposure the dominant pattern in Lowville (71% Indirect), vent screens and roofing material tend to matter more than lot clearing alone. The home-hardening guide covers both.
Where Lowville's figures come from
The methodology guide shows exactly how USFS turned 1,925 counted buildings into the percentiles shown above for Lowville. The exposure-zones guide covers what Lowville's dominant indirect exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.