Lyndon, VT
How exposed is Lyndon to wildfire?
USFS scores Lyndon at the 13th national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (among the lower wildfire-risk places nationally), a figure built from 101 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
USFS's separate burn-probability score — fire likelihood alone, before counting what's built there — puts Lyndon at the 13th percentile, close to its 13th-percentile risk score.
Lyndon's building exposure, zone by zone
101 buildings are counted in Lyndon, and 51.5% of them sit in USFS's Direct exposure zone — flame contact, not just ember cast, is the live possibility for most of them, against 0% rated Minimal.
How Lyndon compares
There's little gap between Lyndon's 13th national percentile and its 19th percentile inside Vermont, which means the state comparison mostly confirms what the national score already shows. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, Lyndon ranks 27,495 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 29,011 by building count (1 is largest). Within Vermont alone, it ranks 144 of 179 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Vermont on its state page.
Lyndon and the insurance market
Lyndon's low rating (13th percentile nationally) sits outside the range where wildfire risk alone reshapes an insurance market — still, a homeowner here loses nothing by comparing rates.
Lowering exposure, not just insuring around it
Because Direct exposure dominates in Lyndon (51.5%), the highest-leverage fix is defensible space, not roofing or vents alone — covered in the home-hardening guide.
Where Lyndon's figures come from
Lyndon's 13th-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 Lyndon's dominant direct exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.